MTH 80-3218-1, Class 18.4 Steam Locomotive w/Proto-Sound 3.0 Deutsche Reichsbahn
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Product Name: Class 18.4 Steam Locomotive w/Proto-Sound 3.0Product Catalog: 2013 HO Volume 1Product Line: MTH HO ScaleProduct Item Number: 80-3218-1Roadname: Deutsche ReichsbahnProduct Description: Class 18.4 Steam Locomotive w/Proto-Sound 3.0 - Deutsche Reichsbahn (Era III, Black w/ Red Wheels)Cab # 18447WE ARE AN MTH AUTHORIZED DEALER.In 1871, Germany became the last major European country to unify, combining a hodgepodge of kingdoms and duchies. But it would be another 50 years before the 11 provincial railroads were nationalized into the German Imperial Railway Company (DRG, with the logo DR). In the meantime, each road continued to develop its own locomotive designs. One of the best was the Class S 3/6 of the Royal Bavarian State Railways (abbreviated K. Bay. Sts. B. in German).Regarded by European enthusiasts as one of the most beautiful and successful of all steam locomotives, the Class S 3/6 ("S" for schnellzuglok, indicating an express passenger engine, and 3/6 to indicate 3 powered axles, 6 axles total) was built by A G Maffei beginning in 1908 and showcased the talent of that firm's chief designer, Heinrich Leppla. The stylish conical smokebox front of the S 3/6 was complemented by a handsome holly green paint scheme. Two inboard high pressure cylinders and two outboard low pressure cylinders drove the center axle. The
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