The brand Marklin proposes under the reference 39244, the express train steam engine class 13 EST with tender, digital sound with smoke, scale HO 1/87th, registered 241-004.
General characteristics of the Motor Steam Express Class 13 EST :
- Scale: HO 1/87.
- Technology : Digital sound fumigène.
- Operation : Current alternating 3 rails.
- Company : SNCF.
- Era : II.
- Length excluding buffers: 304 mm.
- Minimum curve radius: 437.5 mm.
- Registration number: 241 002.
- Delivered: black and red.
Technical characteristics of the scale model:
- Smoke generator reference 72270 fitted as standard.
- Equipped with a decoder MFX +.
- High-performance regulated engine with flywheel in the boiler.
- Features many sound and light.
- Metal body and chassis.
- 4 powered axles with grip tyres.
- Coupling with short kinematics to NEM standard.
Electronic features of Märklin rolling stock:
- Driver's cab lighting in digital mode.
- Lighting provided by light-emitting diodes (LEDs).
- Features an LED lantern with two lights at the front and rear, with inversion depending on the direction of traffic.
Additional information:
- Includes: brake hoses, heater connection, false screw connection.
- Model available in direct current "2 rails" under reference Trix 22913.
To form your passenger train:
You will find a set of mainline coaches to match this locomotive under reference Märklin 42470: This is thesetof 6 Pullman "Edelweiss" coaches!
You will also find this locomotive in a 2 rail direct current version under reference 25241 from manufacturer TRIX.
Presentation of the Steam Locomotive Express Class 13 EST :
This locomotive was put into service in the early 1920s by the French EST railway company. This company had an urgent need to move their "heavy" express trains operating on the Paris - Belfort - Basle line.
These locomotives could reach a maximum speed of 120 km/h, and pull a train weighing up to 700 tonnes (a speed of 115 km/h was required, thus a continuous power of 2,720 horsepower).
A project was also envisaged, which aimed to pull an 800-tonne train at a speed of 80 km/h while developing a power of 3,540 horsepower.
