PIKO 50681 - Steam locomotive BR 003 DB IV AC version

PIKO 50681 - Steam locomotive BR 003 DB IV AC version

Novelty 2023: A total of 298 standard express train locomotives of the 03 series were built for the Deutsche Reichsbahn between 1930 and 1938 for use on routes with a maximum axle load of 18 t. The design was based on the 01 series, whose axle mass was over 20 t. To reduce overall mass, the 03 series featured a lighter billet frame and a smaller boiler and cylinder. While the first 122 machines were initially approved for a maximum speed of 120 km/h, this was set at 130 km/h ex works for the later units. In 1959, the DB's inventory comprised a total of 145 examples of the BR 03. Nine years later, this had been reduced to 45 of the locomotives, now known as the 003 series, of which the last three were finally commissioned in 1972.
The elegant Pacific Arthur Honegger once dedicated a musical composition to steam locomotives. With the 03, such a machine rolls into the PIKO range. The high, slim boiler and the airy bar frame with a clear view also characterize the silhouette of the machine in the model. The delicate chassis with fine spokes and very plastic balancing weights looks particularly graceful. The new design has matching add-on parts such as bells, pumps and lamps. Numerous attached boiler pipes complete the external impression. The drive and flywheel housed in the tender ensure ideal driving characteristics. The factory digital versions of the model have switchable lighting in the engine and on the driver's cab, as well as a red flickering firebox. These functions can be switched using the factory-installed, mfx-capable digital decoder. In addition, the locomotive is prepared for retrofitting with sound and steam.

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