Rivarossi HR2953 - DRG, streamlined steam locomotive 61 001 in final livery with four-car Henschel-Wegmann train, Ep. II

Rivarossi HR2953 - DRG, streamlined steam locomotive 61 001 in final livery with four-car Henschel-Wegmann train, Ep. II

 

Prototype information

The Henschel-Wegmann train was initially exhibited at the exhibition to mark the 100th anniversary of the German railways from July 14 to October 13, 1935 in Nuremberg and then went to Kassel for further processing. When the summer timetable came into force in 1936, the Henschel-Wegmann train ran the Berlin – Dresden route with two pairs of trains per day. It took one hour and 40 minutes to complete the route, beating the previous record by 28 minutes, a record that still stands today. In the official calculations, the Reichsbahn only measured its speed between Berlin and Dresden Neustadt, neglecting the last few kilometers to Dresden Central Station. The average speed of the train was therefore given as 111.2 km/h. The short turnaround time in Dresden between the D 54 and D 57 connections was obviously very tight.
As it turned out, the locomotive not only had to drive around the train, but also replenish its supplies.
Fortunately, it did not have to be turned on the turntable as well. This turnaround time problem was solved by the Reichsbahn in the 1936 winter timetable.

 

Model details

• Completely new design
• Many attached details, mostly made of metal
• Fine spoked wheel sets made of die-cast metal
• Headlights change with the direction of travel
• Order numbers ending in "S" are equipped with sound from the factory
• Close coupling kinematics at both ends of the locomotive
• Minimum radius: 356.5 mm

 

 

 

Characteristics:

Manufacturer:	Rivarossi
Item number:	HR2953
number of pieces:	Set of 5 pieces
EAN:	5063129023706
Product Type:	Train set
track:	H0
scale:	1:87
model series:	61 001
Company number:	61 001
Railway company:	DRG
country:	EN
epoch:	II
Metal model:	partly made of metal
grinder:	No
Electricity system:	DC
operation mode:	DC Analog
interface:	21 MTC (NEM660)
Digital decoder:	No
engine:	5-pole motor
Motor with flywheel:	Yes
Length over buffer:	1235mm
Minimum radius:	358mm
coupling:	Shaft NEM 362 with KK kinematics
digital coupling:	No
Interior design:	equipped with interior furnishings
Driver's cab lighting:	digitally switchable
Headlight:	LED headlight
Sound:	No
Age recommendation:	14 years and older
WEEE No.:	DE47027570