Class 1 Steam Locomotive

Prototype

Class 1 express steam locomotive of the Belgian National Railways (SNCB/NMBS). Road number 1.002. The model replicates the loco in museum operating condition.

Highlights

• Prototypical tooling variations on the boiler.
• With buffer capacitor to bridge short unpowered sections of track.
• Dual headlights.
• It has a factory-installed smoke generator and speed-dependent, dynamic smoke exhaust.
• Cab lighting can be controlled separately in digital operation.
• Fire flickering in the firebox is digitally controllable.
• Numerous separately applied details.
• Digital decoder with light and sound functions.
• The buffer height conforms to NEM specifications.

Model

The loco has an mfx+ digital with light and sound functions. It also has a controlled high-performance motor with a flywheel, mounted in the boiler. One axle powered, two axles powered by coupling rods. Traction tires. The locomotive and tender are made mostly of metal. Factory-fitted smoke generator with speed-dependent, dynamic smoke exhaust. Dual headlights, digitally controllable. In addition, cab lighting and firebox flickering can be controlled separately in digital operation. Maintenance-free warm-white and red LEDs are used for the lighting. A buffer capacitor is fitted. Adjustable coupling with a guide mechanism between loco and tender. Tender has a close coupler with a guide mechanism and NEM pocket. The loco can safely negotiate curves with a radius of 437.5 mm / 17-1/4″ (radius 2). Brake hoses, imitation screw couplers, and a signal holder are included. Length over buffers approximately 28.4 cm / 11-11/64

In 1926, the “Chemins de fer de l’État belge” (Belgian State Railways) was renamed the “Société nationale des chemins de fer belges” (National Railway Company of Belgium or SNCB), which was subsequently translated as “Nationale Gesellschaft der Belgischen Eisenbahnen” in official Belgian German.

An AC version of this model is available in the Märklin H0 range as item 39481.