Description
Altenbeken Memorial Locomotive - The Egge Giant.
Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) class 044 heavy freight locomotive. Version with coal firing (type 2´2´T34 tender) and Witte smoke deflectors. Used for heavy freight trains. The locomotive looks as it did around 2022, road number 044 389-5, memorial locomotive in Altenbeken.
Model: This model has a motor with a bell-shaped armature. All the driving axles are powered. The wheel treads and valve gear parts are dark plated. The locomotive has complete, working valve gear and rods. The brakes, rail clearance devices, sand pipes, and inductive magnets are both sides are modelled. The buffer plates are enlarged. The paint scheme and lettering are prototypical. The tender is correct with a mix of solid and spoked wheels. Length over the buffers approximately 112 mm / 4-3/8.
Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) class 044 heavy freight locomotive. Version with coal firing (type 2´2´T34 tender) and Witte smoke deflectors. Used for heavy freight trains. The locomotive looks as it did around 2022, road number 044 389-5, memorial locomotive in Altenbeken.
Model: This model has a motor with a bell-shaped armature. All the driving axles are powered. The wheel treads and valve gear parts are dark plated. The locomotive has complete, working valve gear and rods. The brakes, rail clearance devices, sand pipes, and inductive magnets are both sides are modelled. The buffer plates are enlarged. The paint scheme and lettering are prototypical. The tender is correct with a mix of solid and spoked wheels. Length over the buffers approximately 112 mm / 4-3/8.