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    Roco French Steam Locomotive Class 231 E 40 of the SNCF (Sound)  
        

    Roco 79079

    Price: $529.95

    System Scale Country Era Railway Dimensions
    AC HO France III SNCF 272mm
    Roco 79079 - French Steam Locomotive Class 231 E 40 of the SNCF (Sound)

    Product Features and Details
    HO Scale AC Era III Includes a digital decoder Includes a sound effect 

    Steam locomotive class 231 E of the French State Railways.

    ¦ Finally back in the ROCO programme
    ¦ Used for heavy express train operations
    ¦ State-of-the art model in delicate design
    ¦ Dual headlights

    The series 231 E was created out of the necessity to design powerful steam locomotives for the increasingly heavy French express trains after the First World War. Instead of expensive new developments, Andrä Chapelon was commissioned by the Paris-Orleans Railway to rework existing Pacific-type steam locomotives to meet the new expectations. The engineer achieved the required increases in performance and savings in power consumption, mainly through thermodynamic improvements. Success proved him right: the modified locomotive achieved maximum test speeds of up to 174 kilometers per hour. In regular operation, it even reached an incredible top speed of 130 kilometers per hour. With a performance increase of 50 percent and a simultaneous reduction in consumption costs, Chapelon turned the old steam locomotives into future-proof express locomotives.


    General data
    - Number of axles with traction tyres - 2
    - Number of driven axles - 2
    - Coupling - NEM shaft 362 with close coupling mechanism at the tender
    - Minimum radius - 419 mm
    - Smoke generator retrofittable - yes
    - Smoke generator Article number (digital) - Seuthe no. 11
    - Flywheel - yes


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