BRAWA 40101

A NEW POWER-PACKED PRODUCT WITH ACCURATE DETAILS In 1894, the Bavarian National Railway Company switched over from freight locomotives with triple couplings to locomotives with four couplings and front axles. E1 class locomotives were produced in different designs according to this construction principle, followed by the G 4/5 N class after 1905 and, from 1915 onwards, Maffei started manufacturing G 4/5 H class locomotives. This final version of the Bavarian 4/5 coupling locomotives was the largest, most powerful and most modern German locomotive with this wheel arrangement. The G 4/5 H corresponded to the Maffei construction principles. It had a slanting four-cylinder engine com-bined with a filigree underframe. The boiler, which operated on the basis of the relatively new super-heated steam process that was developed by Schmitt, was extremely efficient. Thanks to the balanced four-cylinder engine, a maximum speed of 60 km/h could easily be attained despite the compact 1,270 mm size of the driver wheels. The locomotive had considerable tractive power and was able to pull 1,000 tonnes on an 11% incline at 18 km/h. The 35 first series locomotives that were ordered in spring 1914 were urgently needed in the first world war, and further locomotives followed. At the end of the war, 61 locomotives went to the allied powers and 169 went as 56 801 to 56 1125 (with gaps) to the Deutsche Reichs-bahn until they were taken out of service in 1933. In 1939, 5 locomotives were still in existence. Only 2 of them survived the second world war, and they were taken out of service in 1947. MIGHTY MODELS – THE K.Bay.Sts.E.B. G 4/5 H STEAM LOCOMOTIVE AND THE DRG BR 56.8 It was the largest, most powerful and most modern German locomotive with this wheel arrangement. The last ones were taken out of service in 1947. Now the G 4/5 H is making its comeback as a Brawa H0 gauge model in two versions with fascinating details. High quality: chassis, wheels and rigging in die-cast zinc. Affectionate: details such as a fully functioning drive train, true-to-original back boiler plate, driver and stoker in the cab, driver‘s cab light, doors that open and close, real coal for the tender. Audible and visible extras: sound and smoke generator, either built-in or as a retrofit option. The G 4/5 H is a convincing model with true-to-original details such as fittings and attachement, lights, paintwork and lettering. It´s the details that make the difference. The Bavarian model has 3 rim lights, number plates on the side of the boiler and one rear light on the tender.Boiler, driver´s cab and tender painted in green, the wheels in red. Delivery Date: October 2006