Express Train Locomotive S 2/6 K.Bay.Sts.B.
Road no.: 3201
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- Tender body, chassis and boiler in die-cast zinc
- Fully mobile tender bogie
- Reproduction of the model-specific tender bogie
- Short coupling between locomotive and tender
- Driver and stoker
- 5-pole skew-wound motor with 2 flywheel drives
- True-to-scale reproduction of the underframe
- Finest metal spoke wheels
- True-to-scale lenght over buffer
- True-to-original reproduction of the boiler back wall
- Driver´s cab lightning (possibility to switch on and off with digital system)
- Numerous metal add-on parts
- Perfectly replicated rivets and hatches
- Filigree reversing gear
Fastest german Steam Locomotive
Year of construction: 1906
Lenght: 21,18 m
Velocity: 154,5 km/h
Service weight: 83,4 t
PS: 2203
kW: 1620
In 1905, the Royal Bavarian State Railway Company decided to commission its longstanding supplier, Maffei of Munich, to build a special locomotive for high-speed testing. It was first shown to the public in May 1906 at the Bavarian State Exhibition in Nuremberg. Even on the inaugural runs, it was evident that the new locomotive not only fulfilled, but also surpassed all expectations. Even when operating at high speeds, it demonstrated low-noise running properties and the boiler always delivered plenty of steam to the balanced four-cylinder engine. In July 1907, the locomotive set a new speed record of 154.4 km/h on a test run between Munich and Augsburg. It was the fastest steam locomotive of its era on the entire European continent.
