Fleischmann 414302 - Tender Locomotive of the DR, class 43

Tender Locomotive of the DR, class 43 with 2´2´ T 32 tender

The Model:
Full interior cab details. Motor with flywheel. Drive in tender onto 4 wheels with 4 traction tyres. Double headlights at each end. Close-coupling between Locomotive and tender. Standard NEM coupling socket with slot-guide mechanism at each end.

Based on:
Between 1927 and 1928, the manufacturers Henschel and Schwartzkopf delivered 35 examples of the heavy freight Locomotive of Class 43 in two batches. After 1945 all examples of the Class 43 remained with the DR (East). The last of the class were in service in the Cottbus area up until 1967. 43 001 was kept as a museum loco.