Prototype: French East Railroad (EST) class 13 (241-A) heavy express train steam locomotive with a tender. Black basic paint scheme with a black frame. Version as a locomotive for the "L'Edelweiss" express train passenger car set. Changes to the smoke deflectors specific to the type. Dual headlights with kerosene lamps, with one lamp above and one lamp below. Road number EST 241 004. The locomotive looks as it did around 1931.
Highlights
Model: The locomotive has a digital decoder and extensive light and sound functions. It also has controlled high-efficiency propulsion with a flywheel, mounted in the boiler. 4 axles powered. Traction tires. The locomotive and tender are constructed mostly of metal. The model has a factory-installed 72270 smoke unit. The dual headlights on the locomotive and tender change over with the direction of travel. They and the built-in smoke unit will work in conventional operation and can be controlled digitally. There is also cab lighting that can be controlled digitally. Maintenance-free warm white LEDs are used for lighting. There is an adjustable coupling with a guide mechanism between the locomotive and tender. The rear of the tender has a close coupler in an NEM pocket with a guide mechanism. The minimum radius for operation is 437.5 mm / 17-1/4". Brake hoses, heating lines, and imitation prototype couplers are included. There is also a frame without a wheel cutout for the trailing truck, which can be swapped with the factory-installed trailing truck for display case use for example. Length over the buffers 30.4 cm / 12".
DCC | SX2 | SX | MFX | |
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Headlight(s) | * | * | ||
Smoke generator | * | * | ||
Steam locomotive op. sounds | * | * | ||
Locomotive whistle | * | * | ||
Direct control | * | * | ||
Sound of squealing brakes off | * | * | ||
Engineer's cab lighting | * | * | ||
Whistle for switching maneuver | * | * | ||
Light Function1 | * | * | ||
Letting off Steam | * | * | ||
Sound of coal being shoveled | * | * | ||
Tipping grate | * | * | ||
Air Pump | * | * | ||
Water Pump | * | * | ||
Injectors | * | * | ||
Rail Joints | * | * | ||
Replenishing water | * | * | ||
Replenishing coal | * | * | ||
Replenishing sand | * | * | ||
Sanding | * | * | ||
Conductor's Whistle | * | * | ||
Safety Valve | * | * | ||
"Switcher Double ""A"" Light" | * | * | ||
Switching range + switching light | * | * | ||
Sound of Couplers Engaging | * | * |