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Recreate the Golden Age of the Deutsche Reichsbahn
Step back into the elegance and excitement of German rail travel during the 1920s and 1930s with this spectacular Deutsche Reichsbahn express train. Headed by BRAWA's magnificent 40994 Class 01 008 Digital EXTRA steam locomotive with factory-installed DCC and sound, and accompanied by Roco's beautifully detailed Era II DRG express coaches, this combination captures one of the most fascinating periods in German railway history.
At the head of the train is the extraordinary BRAWA 40994 BR 01 008, representing one of the first Class 01 express locomotives built for the Deutsche Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft. Borsig built 01 008 as its 12,000th locomotive, and it was handed over to the DRG in 1926. It was one of only ten pre-series Class 01 locomotives, which differed in several important details from the later production locomotives, including their noticeably longer cabs.
Even more striking is the locomotive's beautiful original delivery paint scheme. Unlike the familiar black-and-red appearance later associated with German steam locomotives, 01 008 was originally finished according to the older Prussian color specifications in an elegant combination of brown-green, red-brown and deep black, accented with fine black lining. This makes BRAWA 40994 an especially distinctive model and a real centerpiece for any Era II collection.
BRAWA 40994 – Digital EXTRA with Sound
This is BRAWA's premium Digital EXTRA version, factory equipped with a Doehler & Haass digital decoder and sound system. The locomotive combines exceptional detailing with an impressive selection of digital lighting, sound and operating effects.
Features include:
• Factory-installed DCC digital decoder
• Factory-installed locomotive sound with prototypical steam locomotive operating sounds
• Digital firebox flickering that recreates the glow of the fire inside the locomotive
• Illuminated driver's cab
• Illuminated running gear/engine lighting, beautifully highlighting the wheels, rods and valve gear
• Directional, era-appropriate locomotive lighting
• Prepared for installation of a smoke generator
• PluX22 digital interface
• Finely detailed boiler, driver's cab and tender
• Open-work bar frame manufactured from die-cast zinc
• Die-cast zinc spoked wheels
• Extremely fine metal driving and coupling rods
• Individual metal axle bearings
• Prototypically scaled wheelbase
• Highly detailed and prototypically reproduced firebox backhead
• Separately applied steps and numerous fine details
• Tender-mounted drive for excellent and smooth running characteristics
• Close coupling between locomotive and tender
• Rear NEM coupler pocket with close-coupling mechanism
• Newly tooled 2'2 T30 tender appropriate to the locomotive's original configuration
• Minimum operating radius of 360 mm
The combination of sound, illuminated running gear, cab lighting and flickering firebox makes the 40994 particularly impressive in operation. Add the optional smoke generator and this locomotive becomes an outstanding recreation of one of Germany's most famous express steam locomotives.
Behind the BR 01 is an impressive selection of Roco Deutsche Reichsbahn Era II express coaches, allowing you to assemble a complete and highly authentic German long-distance passenger train from the 1920s and 1930s:
Roco 6200135 – 1st/2nd Class AB4ü-23 "Hechtwagen" express coach
Roco 6200136 – 1st/2nd Class DRG standard express coach, Bauart 1928
Roco 6200137 – MITROPA dining car, Bauart 1928
Roco 6200138 – 3rd Class DRG standard express coach, Bauart 1928
Roco 6200139 – Additional 3rd Class DRG standard express coach, Bauart 1928
Roco 6200140 – DRG standard baggage car, Bauart 1928
Together, these cars create the wonderful variety that characterized the great German express trains of the Reichsbahn era. First- and second-class accommodations catered to premium passengers, third-class coaches carried the majority of travelers, the distinctive MITROPA dining car provided meals and refreshments during the journey, and the baggage car completes the classic appearance of a major long-distance German express.
Roco's coaches feature beautifully reproduced bodies and underframes, detailed interiors, finely rendered bogies and close-coupling mechanisms. They are also designed to accept optional interior lighting, making this consist especially impressive when operating through a station or across a layout during evening operations.
A Spectacular Era II Express Train
Put everything together and you have a truly magnificent Deutsche Reichsbahn express train. The unusual brown-green, red-brown and black finish of BR 01 008, followed by the elegant DRG express coaches and contrasting MITROPA dining car, creates a train that immediately captures the atmosphere of German long-distance rail travel during the late 1920s and early 1930s.
With BRAWA's exceptional detailing, factory DCC, sound, firebox flicker, illuminated cab and illuminated running gear, combined with Roco's beautifully executed Era II passenger cars, this is much more than simply a locomotive and a group of coaches.
BRAWA 40994 with Roco 6200135–6200140 — a spectacular recreation of Deutsche Reichsbahn express travel from the golden age of German steam.
