Marklin Dgtl DB cl 78 Steam Tank Locomotive, Era IIIb  
    

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) class 78 steam tank locomotive (shuttle train version). The locomotive looks as it did around 1963. Road number 78 440.

Model: The locomotive is completely new tooling. The frame and the locomotive body with boiler and cab are constructed of die-cast zinc. Other applied parts are constructed mostly of metal (brass). This is a highly detailed model with many separately applied details and a prototypically detailed cab. 3 boiler attachments, cab with a roof attachment, and a smoke box door without central locking (can be opened). The water tank hatches can be opened, the cab doors can be opened, and much more. The locomotive has an mfx digital decoder, controlled high-efficiency propulsion and a sound generator with running sounds synchronized to the wheels as well as extensive sound functions. The locomotive can be operated with AC power, DC power, Marklin Digital, and DCC. All driving axles powered. The locomotive has a built-in smoke generator with steam chuffing synchronized to the wheels, cylinder steam, and a steam whistle. There are triple headlights front and rear that change over with the direction of travel. The light color is correct for the era. The headlights will work in conventional operation and can be controlled digitally. Maintenance-free, warm white LEDs are used for the lighting. The locomotive has sprung buffers, and cab and firebox lighting as well as running gear lights. The locomotive comes with a prototype coupler on the front and a remote controlled Telex coupler on the rear. Both couplers can be replaced by the other type. The valve gear switchover is in 3 steps (forward, reverse, continuous operation). An accessory package with one each reproduction prototype coupler and a Telex coupler, smoke fluid, and a figure of a locomotive engineer and a fireman is included with the locomotive. The locomotive is mounted on an aluminum base painted black for display case presentation. The minimum radius for operation of the train is 1,020 mm / 40-1/8". Length over the buffers 46.2 cm / 18-3/16".

Highlights

• Completely new tooling.
• Highly detailed full metal construction.
• Frame, superstructure, boiler, etc. constructed of die-cast zinc.
• Smoke generator with steam chuffing synchronized to the wheels, cylinder steam, and a steam whistle.
• Load-controlled running sounds synchronized to the wheels.
• Smoke box door and dome hatches can be opened, many original details included.
• Headlights include light color correct for the era and warm white LEDs.
• Firebox flickering is two colors.
• Running gear lights and cab lighting.
• mfx decoder for operation with AC power, DC power, Marklin Digital, and DCC.
• Valve gear switchover (forward, reverse, continuous operation) in 3 steps with a servomotor.
• Telex coupler on the rear, prototype coupler on the front (an extra one of each included with the locomotive).

Features

• Metal frame and locomotive body.
• Digital decoder with up to 32 digitally controlled functions. The quantity depends on the controller being used.
• DCC decoder
• Built-in sound effects circuit.
• Triple headlights that change over with the direction of travel.
• Built-in interior lighting.
• Era 3

* New features of the Central Station 2 (Part No. 60213, 60214 or 60215) with the software update 4.2