Marklin 38700 US Shay Design Gear Drive Steam Locomotive
US Shay design Class D gear drive steam locomotive
With the new Shay steam locomotive, a very unusual chapter in locomotive history is entering the fascinating world of model railroading.
Since 1873, the powerful Shay steam locomotives have been inspiring enthusiasts with their revolutionary technology - by 1945, around 2770 of these robust machines had been built to provide maximum tractive power even on rough, steep and winding routes. Originally designed to work in remote woodland and mining areas where conventional locomotives failed, they could even negotiate 10% gradients and tight curves with ease. The Western Maryland Railway used a 136-tonne Shay No. 5, which was later replaced by the even more impressive Shay No. 6. This still transports tourists through the rugged mountains of West Virginia today. These steam locomotives combine adventure and technical sophistication - a fascinating chapter of industrial engineering that continues to inspire today.
Prototype: US Shay design Class D gear drive steam locomotive. Version with 4 powered trucks. Drive using crankshafts to articulated shafts and using beveled gears on the trucks. Characteristic boiler offset to the left included. Used mostly on American field and logging railroads on routes with sharp curves and steep grades. Western Maryland Locomotive Number 5. The locomotive looks as it did in the Forties.
Model: The locomotive has an mfx+ digital decoder and extensive sound functions. It also has controlled high-efficiency propulsion with a flywheel in the boiler. All axles in the four trucks on the locomotive and tender are powered using articulated shafts and beveled gears. Traction tires. There is a factory-installed smoke unit. There is one headlight on the locomotive and tender and they change over with the direction of travel. The headlight changeover and the smoke unit work in conventional operation and can be controlled digitally. The cab lighting can also be controlled digitally. Maintenance-free, warm white LEDs are used for the lighting. The locomotive has a buffer capacitor. Point-mounted NEM standard coupler pockets are on the rear of the tender and the front of the locomotive. Minimum radius for operation 360 mm / 14-3/16". There is a locomotive engineer and a fireman in the cab. Length 25.2 cm / 9-7/8".
Highlights:
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Completely new tooling.
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Very detailed construction, mostly of metal.
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Visually impressive running gear technology using articulated shafts and beveled gears.
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Boiler characteristically offset to the left.
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World of Operation mfx+ digital decoder with extensive operating and sound functions.
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Buffer capacitor included to bridge over short areas without current.
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Factory-installed smoke unit.
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Locomotive engineer and fireman in the cab.
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New tooling for US flat cars for log transport to go with this locomotive available under item number 45600.
This model can be found in an DC version in the Trix H0 assortment under item number T25700
Watch the product Video in the Marklin Link bellow:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiyWESdsOSo
ATTENTION: adults only
Warning USA
ATTENTION: not for children under 15 years
