Class 52 Steam Locomotive

Prototype

German Federal Railroad (DB) class 52 heavy freight steam locomotive with a type K4 T30 solid-frame tender. Black/red basic paint scheme. Witte smoke deflectors. Pilot truck with solid wheels. Loco road number 52 6884. The loco looks as it did around 1951.

Highlights

• Type K4 T30 solid-frame tender with new tooling.
• In keeping with the prototype, the tender has no trucks.
• The wheel sets are mounted on the tender with lateral play.
• The buffer heights on loco and tender conform to NEM specifications.
• RailCom-enabled DCC/mfx digital decoder and varied operating and sound functions.
• Intricate running gear made of metal, with a mostly clear view between the running gear and boiler.
• High-performance motor with flywheel, mounted in the boiler.
• With buffer capacitor to bridge short unpowered sections of track.

Model

With digital decoder and extensive sound functions. It also has a controlled high-performance motor with a flywheel, mounted in the boiler. Five axles powered. Traction tires. The locomotive and solid-frame tender are constructed mostly of metal. Prepared for installation of a 7226 smoke generator kit. The dual headlights change over with the direction of travel. These and the smoke generator kit that can be installed in the loco will work in conventional operation and can be controlled digitally. The cab lighting is also digitally controllable. Maintenance-free, warm-white LEDs are used for the lighting. A buffer capacitor is fitted. Close coupling with a guide mechanism between the loco and tender. The rear of the tender and front of the loco have close couplings with NEM pockets and guide mechanisms. The buffer height conforms to NEM specifications. The minimum radius for operation is 360 mm / 14-3/16″. Protective piston sleeves, brake hoses, and imitation screw couplers are included.
Length over buffers 26.4 cm / 10-3/8″.

Matching freight cars for the era are available in the Märklin H0 range, including information about the necessary replacement wheel sets.

An AC version of this model is available in the Märklin H0 range as item 39535.