ROCO 79380
description: Steam locomotive class 038 railway company DB era 4
description/content: Completely new design Finely detailed model with many separately applied plug-in parts Wheels with fine spokes Design with rivet tender and “Witte” smoke deflectors
information about prototype: The largest expansion of the Prussian State Railway network had been achieved by the turn of the 20th century. Trains ran under the administration of the Prussian State Railway, from Saarbrücken in the south west to Eydtkuhnen in the north east, and from Katowice in Upper Silesia right up to the Danish border. In addition to wide plain landscapes, the region of Prussia features many low mountain ranges, such the Harz mountains and the Bergische Land and Eifel regions. Their hilly routes placed high demands on locomotives. In 1906, a milestone in the development of Prussian passenger locomotives was reached: the P 8, as the later class 38 was named in both the East and West regions, was put into operation. Robert Garbe, Head of the Locomotive Department at the KPEV Railway Management for Berlin, was responsible for the development of this successful engine. Superheated steam technology, which was still in its infancy, was able to provide power and economic efficiency outstanding for the time. The locomotive was devoid of technical extravagances, which is perhaps one of the secrets to its success. The characteristic feature for the P 8 was the larger space between the middle driving axle and the rear coupling axle. Over 3,700 specimens of this versatile, triple-coupled engine were built by German factories alone until 1923. In total, together with the reproductions constructed in Romania, almost 4,000 P 8 locomotives were produced. Over the years, the appearance of these locomotives became as diverse as can be expected due to the high quantities manufactured: small or large smoke deflectors, or no smoke deflectors at all, were featured on both the Reichsbahn and the Bundesbahn, Giesl ejectors were used instead of round funnels in the GDR, and riveted and later welded smokeboxes were just some of the varieties produced. The steam locomotive, later designated the BR 3810–40, had an output of 880 kW (1,180 PS), weighed approximately 130 t including a fully-loaded tender, and was permitted to run at speeds of 100 km/h forwards and 50 km/h backwards. The P 8 was a general-purpose locomotive, and was deployed for all kinds of trains. After the turmoil resulting from the two World Wars, they were used by almost all European railway administrations. They were to be found in Belgium, Denmark, France, Greece, Italy, Yugoslavia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Romania, Czechoslovakia and the Soviet Union. This long-running engine ran from Epoch I to the early Epoch IV. In May 1972, a Prussian P 8 hauled a scheduled passenger train on Deutsche Bundesbahn tracks for the very last time. Today, several of these locomotives are still operated by museums.
electric system: AC interface: Plux22
upgrated with decoder: yes function sound: ROCO Sound capacitor: yes
function light: yes light: LED light change: yes
additional light functions: no
prepared for smoke generator: --- steam generator Seuthe article number: ---
Lenghs over buffers: 214 minimum radius: R2
number of driven axles: --- traction tires: --- flywheel: yes
close coupling mechanism: yes
scale: 1:87 gauge H0
EAN number: 9005033793807
age rating: 14+ years
