(Quarter II/2024)
Steam locomotive class 70.0 (bay. Pt 2/3) of the German Federal Railways.
■ Finely detailed model with rocker bearing chassis■ Die-cast metal housing
■ Ideal for use on branch lines
Class 70.0 was a tank locomotive for light passenger trains
. It was commissioned by the Royal Bavarian State Railways as class Pt 2/3. Between 1909 and 1916, Krauss built a total of 97 machines in Munich. In order to optimize traffic on the local railways, a door was installed at the rear through which the stoker could enter the train to take over the conductor's duties. Later, the doors were partially removed in favor of a larger coal box. Another characteristic feature of this locomotive was the extraordinarily large distance of 4,000 mm between the driving and running axles. This resulted in an economical but economically sensible lightweight construction of the machine, which proved to be excellent.
After the Second World War, the DB took over 89 locomotives, which had speeds of up to 65 km/h, and continued to use them on southern German branch lines until the 1960s. The last locomotive was retired in 1963.
