Roco 71398 - 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 in Erfurt Rbd, Saalfeld depot
■ Two tail lights only on the tender
■ In digital operation with switchable driver's cab and engine lighting
■ With dynamic steam for authentic steam escaping from the chimney
In the GDR, the appearance of the P 8 conversion, after installation of the Giesl flat ejector, was called "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 regulated suction draught system. In 1966 and 1967, 75 locomotives were converted in the "Einheit" Leipzig depot. The 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.