Marklin 36140 - Tank Locomotive T3

Gauge: H0    Era: I   
 
Prototype: Royal Württemberg State Railways (K.W.St.E.) class T3 tank locomotive.
 
Model: The locomotive has a digital decoder. 1 axle powered. Traction tires. The locomotive has coupler hooks. Length over the buffers 10.8 cm / 4-1/4".
 
Highlights:

• Built-in digital decoder.
• Newly designed, affordable beginner's model.

 
Nimble Branch Line Motive Power. Tank locomotives are designed to use little fuel and be able to travel in both directions without the need to be turned on a turntable on routes with little traffic. Such maneuverable, general-purpose units were particularly indispensable in the past for commuter traffic on short routes and for switching work. In addition, another objective of their design was the simplest possible servicing with low expenditures for maintenance and repair. A lot of these units were often kept in a smart provincial railroad paint scheme and survived on privately owned and industrial railroads. Some locomotives also survived due to the efforts of railroad fans, some of them up to the present time. Hence, such endearing old-timers are now part of the motive power roster of many railroad museums.
 
 

   

 
 
Released in: New items brochure 2010