Description
The class HG 4/4, No. 708 is part of those locomotives with an exciting life. It was built in 1930 at SLM in Winterthur. Then it came to the French railroad company of that time Compagnie Génerale de Colonies Paris, to Indochina, the current Vietnam. Wartime disagreements dampened the fire in its boiler. Its fate appeared sealed. Yet the enthusiasts of the association "Furka Mountain Line Steam Railroad" in Switzerland remembered this rack railroad locomotive, and it was deemed worthy to purchase this locomotive for the Furka Mountain Line. In 1990, they were successful in bringing back this unit as well as its sister HG 4/4 704. No. 704 has been active for a number of years. It was restored in the steam locomotive shops in Uzwil. No. 708 was also completely overhauled there by 2023 and in the summer of 2024 was put into service on the DFB. Starting in the summer season of 2025 it will run on this spectacular mountain line.
Model of the DFB (Furka Mountain Line Steam Railroad) class HG 4/4 rack railroad steam locomotive no. 708.
This is a finely detailed model of heavy metal construction with many separately applied details. The mechanism has a high-performance motor, all driving wheels powered using side rods. Real rack railroad operation is possible with the LGB 10210 racks. The doors to the cab and the smoke box can be opened. The paint scheme and lettering are prototypical for Era VI, just as the locomotive currently looks. The locomotive has an mfx/DCC decoder with many light and sound functions such as headlights, cab lighting, running sounds, a whistle activated by reed switches, and much more. The running sounds will also work in analog operation. There is a built-in smoke generator with steam exhaust synchronized to the wheels as well as cylinder steam, steam at the exhaust of the vacuum brakes, and steam exhaust at the whistle, when the latter is activated.
Length over the buffers 40 cm / 15-3/4".
