Fleischmann 718284 BR 50 DB Tp. IV Digitaal

Steam locomotive class 050 of the Deutsche Bundesbahn.

■ Model with a tightly soldered decoder built-in from factory
■ Version with Witte smoke deflectors
■ Finely-detailed wheels with perforated spokes
■ With an authentic clear view between the boiler and the chassis
■ Replicas of of all fittings, also in the driver’s cab
■ Box tender type 2‘2‘T26

In the beginning, the steam locomotive was intended to replace the Prussian G 10 in the freight traffic, but by the end of the age of the steam locomotives, class 50 soon became a mixed-traffic locomotive. From 1939 to 1943, 3,164 locomotives were produced in twenty-one different locomotive factories. After 1945 there remained over 2,000 locomotives at the German Deutsche Bundesbahn and had to undergo major conversions, also creating various variant models. The locomotives reached a maximum speed of 80 km/h, had a power output of approx. 1,200 kW and an axle load of 15 t.