BEMO 1008820 DR unit locomotive 99.73-76, steam locomotive kit, gauge H0e

DR unit locomotive 99.73-76, steam locomotive kit, gauge H0e

Model Details:

• Length: 121.2
• Engine: bell armature
• Metal Collection

In 1881, the Royal Saxon State Railroad (K.Sä.Sts.B.) opened the first of a total of 30 narrow gauge railroads. During the construction of the 561 km long line network, a track gauge of 750 mm was chosen for the most part. The steep and winding lines soon became a challenge for many locomotive builders: The II K double locomotive imported from England, the III K with the Klose engine, the articulated IV K Meyer locomotive or the V K with Klien-Lindner hollow axles had maintenance-intensive engine designs. It was not until the VI K, procured in 1918 for the former army field railroads, that powerful and - with laterally displaceable wheelsets of the Gölsdorf system - simply constructed 750 mm engines were introduced. Signs of wear forced the DR to modernize and reboiler some locomotives starting in 1963. Nevertheless, the VI K disappeared from service in 1975, not least because of the high axle loads. Today, the 1'E 1' unit locomotives procured by the DRG or DR dominate above all.

Scope of delivery: 1 steam locomotive kit

Illustration exemplary