Roco 71397 - Steam locomotive 38 2833, DR

Steam locomotive 38 2833 of the Deutsche Reichsbahn.

Edition model!
■ Driver's cab without roof attachment
■ Version with Giesl ejector
■ Wheels with fine spokes
■ Version with riveted tender and Witte smoke deflectors
■ Based at Erfurt Rbd, Saalfeld depot
■ Two tail lights only on the tender
■ Driver's cab and engine lighting installed; can be switched on in digital mode
In the GDR, the appearance of the P 8 conversion, after the Giesl flat ejector was installed, was called the "Quetschesse" by the staff. During performance test runs at a speed of 50 km/h, a coal saving of 14% was proven compared to the locomotive with a standard suction draught system. In 1966 and 1967, 75 locomotives were converted in the "Einheit" Leipzig depot. Use was limited to the three Reichsbahn directorates of Cottbus, Erfurt and Magdeburg. The operations took place from there, mostly in passenger transport with reconditioned carriages and other types of carriages.