Class 57.5 Steam Freight Locomotive with a Tender
Prototype: Class 57.5 (former Bavarian class G 5/5) heavy steam freight locomotive with a type 2´2 T21,8 tender. Class version from the fourth production series. German Federal Railroad (DB) black/red basic paint scheme. Road number 57 577. The locomotive looks as it did around 1949.
Most Important Facts
| Article No. | 39555 |
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| Gauge / Design type | H0 / 1:87 |
| Era | III |
| Kind | Steam Locomotives |
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Highlights
- New road number: 57 577.
- Locomotive and tender constructed chiefly of metal.
- Partially open bar frame and many separately applied details.
- High-efficiency propulsion with a flywheel, mounted in the boiler.
- mfx+ digital decoder and extensive operation and sound functions included.
- For still more operating enjoyment in the Märklin "World of Operation".
- Authentic weathering.
- Collector's display case and a certificate of authenticity included.
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Product description
Model: The locomotive has an mfx+ digital decoder and extensive sound functions. It also has controlled high-efficiency propulsion with a flywheel, mounted in the boiler. 5 axles powered. Traction tires. The locomotive and tender are constructed chiefly of metal. A 72270 smoke unit can be installed in the locomotive. The dual headlights change over with the direction of travel. They and the smoke unit that can be installed in the locomotive will work in conventional operation and can be controlled digitally. Maintenance-free, warm white LEDs are used for the lighting. There is an adjustable coupling with a guide mechanism between the locomotive and tender. The front of the locomotive and the rear of the tender has an NEM pocket, a close coupler, and a guide mechanism. The minimum radius for operation is 360 mm / 14-3/16". Piston rod protection sleeves and brake hoses are included.
Length over the buffers 23.5 cm / 9-1/4".The legendary G 5/5 in the DB version. The DB took around 20 units of the fourth, more efficient production series of this powerhouse into its roster. The Märklin model shows this splendid locomotive as it looked in 1949, with the finest of detailing, with numerous prototypical operation and sound functions as well as an mfx+ decoder.
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Limited edition. Exclusive series in 2016 for the Märklin Stores.
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Publications
- Summer New Items 2016 - Product programme 2016/2017
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Digital Functions
Control Unit Mobile Station Mobile Station 2 Central Station 1/2 Central Station 3/2*
Mobile Station 2**Headlight(s) Smoke generator Steam locomotive op. sounds Locomotive whistle Direct control Sound of squealing brakes off Whistle for switching maneuver Letting off Steam Sound of coal being shoveled Grate Shaken Air Pump Water Pump Injectors Switching maneuver * New features of the Central Station 2 (Part No. 60213, 60214 or 60215) with the software update 4.2
** New features of the Mobile Station 2 (Part No. 60657/66955) with the Software Update 3.55
