Steam locomotive BR 18.4, DB

• DB logo on the cab
• Silver boiler rings and sleeve buffers with white buffer rings
• Air and feed pump
• Brake shoes at wheel arch level
• With fine spoked metal wheels
• Drive wheels with fine-scale profile
• With enclosed etched plate set
• Smoke generator can be retrofitted

The Bavarian S 3/6, often referred to as the "Queen of Steam Locomotives," carried the brunt of German express train traffic until the advent of the Class 01. Not only was it built until after 1931, but it could also be expected to undertake long-distance journeys that the Class 01 could not endure without being stripped of steam. And anyone who believes that a Bavarian locomotive only ran in Bavaria during the Federal Railway era is mistaken. The Bavarian locomotives pulled just about every train of note.
Although most of the S 3/6 locomotives of series a to c were retired in 1950, it seems realistic that one of these legendary express train locomotives, like some of their younger sisters, earned a DB biscuit and continued to be cherished and cared for as an irreplaceable machine by an enthusiastic locomotive crew.

Technical data

• Coupling: Closed-circuit coupling between locomotive and tender / In-house coupling
• Minimum radius: 419 mm
• Number of axles with traction tires: 2
• Number of driven axles: 5
• Interface: Electrical interface for traction vehicles according to NEM 652 with plug-in device
• Headlights: Dual headlights with direction of travel alternating

Dimensions: Length over buffers: 246 mm

Scope of delivery: 1 x steam locomotive series 18.4 of the German Federal Railway