Class 80 Steam Locomotive

Prototype

German Federal Railroad class 80 tank locomotive. This is a version with three boiler domes, a bell, and a turbo dynamo on the left, a smokebox door without a central lock with the number sign in the middle. Deep black basic paint scheme. Road number 80 016. The locomotive looks as it did around 1953.

Highlights

• Intricate design made largely of metal.
• There is a clear view between the frame and boiler.
• Many separately applied details.
• For the first time, the model comes with a factory-installed smoke generator kit.
• There is a clear view through the cab.
• The model has front and rear Telex couplers that can be controlled separately in digital operation.
• The buffer height conforms to NEM specifications.
• Digital decoder with extensive operating and sound functions.
• DCC, mfx- and RailCom-enabled.
• 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. Three axles powered. Traction tires. Locomotive made mostly of metal. Smoke generator kit fitted as standard. The dual headlights change over with the direction of travel. They and the smoke generator contact will work in conventional operation and can be controlled digitally. Maintenance-free, warm-white LEDs are used for the lighting. A buffer capacitor is fitted. The front and rear Telex couplers can be controlled separately in digital operation. Numerous separately applied grab irons and pipes. The buffer height conforms to NEM specifications. Brake lines are included as parts that can be applied separately.
Length over buffers 11.1 cm / 4-3/8″.

Matching freight cars dedicated to the theme of smelting ovens are available in the Märklin H0 range as items 46014, 46047, 46221, 48678 and include information about the necessary replacement wheel sets. An AC version of this model is available in the Märklin H0 range as item 37066. You will also find a matching building kit of smelting oven 2 at the Duisburg Meiderich ironworks as an anniversary model to celebrate 80 years of Faller in the Faller range.