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Special three-locomotive set commemorating
the 140th anniversary
of Märklin and
the development of German diesel-powered locomotives
Issued in 1999 as a limited-edition set for Insider members
- See below for additional information on each locomotive -
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DRG V 120 Diesel Pneumatic Locomotive
Unique Color
and Road Number - Not Available Separately From Märklin
Digital High Efficiency 5-Pole Motor and Electronics
Lights Reverse with Direction
4-6-4 Wheel
Arrangement
Six Wheels Driven - Two Traction Tires
Adjustable
Acceleration / Deceleration Delay and Maximum Speed
Deutsche
Reichsbahn Road Number V 120001
The
Märklin-authored brochure that accompanies this locomotive includes the following information about the prototype:
DRG - Diesel Pneumatic Locomotive V 3201
In 1924 the DR planned to produce
a Diesel loco with a pneumatic transmission system. Under the guidance of
the DR a prototype was built by Maschinenfabrik Esslingen and MAN, which was
similar in construction and power rating to the BR 78 steam locomotives. A
special 2-cylinder compressor was driven by a 6-cylinder MAN Diesel motor with
transmission and valve gear similar to that of steam engines. Compressed
air heated to 350º Centigrade was fed into the cylinders. From 1929 this
locomotive was used in the Stuttgart area for several years
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DRG V 140 / V 16 Diesel
Locomotive
Unique Color and Road Number - Not Available
Separately From Märklin
Digital High Efficiency 5-Pole Motor and Electronics
Lights Reverse with Direction (Red Tail Lights)
2-6-2
Wheel Arrangement
Six Wheels Driven - Two Traction Tires
Adjustable Acceleration / Deceleration
Delay and Maximum Speed
Exceptional Detail
Deutsche Reichsbahn Road Number V16 001
The Märklin-authored
brochure that accompanies this locomotive includes the following information
about the prototype:
V 16 / V 140
This was a
basically new locomotive and was placed into service in July of 1935 after
just an eight month building period. The V 140 was the first large
diesel locomotive with hydraulic power transmission. Karuss-Maffei,
the German State Railroad Central Office in Munich, and the firms of BBC,
MAN, and Voith all participated in the development and production of this
locomotive. The diesel motor developed 1,400 horsepower at 700 rpm.
The Voith fluid transmission with a torque converter and two couplings
transmitted this power to the jackshaft.
This locomotive was used
until 1953 in the Frankfurt area; since 1970 it has been in the German
Museum in Munich.
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DRG V 188 Diesel Electric
Locomotive Set
Unique Color / No Road Number -
Not Available Separately From Märklin
Two 5-Pole Motors with Digital High Efficiency Electronics
LED Lights Reverse with Direction (Red Tail Lights)
Two Motors -
Four Axles Driven - Eight Traction Tires
Adjustable Acceleration / Deceleration
Delay and Maximum Speed
Exceptional Detail
Deutsche Reichsbahn / Essen Markings
The Märklin-authored
brochure that accompanies this locomotive set includes the following
information about the prototype:
Diesel Electric Locomotive V 188
After several
years of experiments with the V 120 and V 140 prototypes as well as the
regular use of small locomotives and powered railcars, a concept for the
mass production of large diesel locomotives had still not been developed in
Germany by the end of the 1930s. The increased tension of the
political situation increased the necessity, however, for an effective
railroad logistics plan that did not rely on the extended infrastructure of
electric and steam operations. Twelve robust diesel electric
locomotives were ordered initially from Krupp, probably on the basis of
American experiments with this type of motive power. These units were
supposed to be designed for doubleheading and were in fact used only in
pairs. This resulted in the designation as the class V 188 -
corresponding to the total output of 1,880 horsepower.
Originally, these
locomotives were each equipped with a 940 horsepower, 6 cylinder MAN motor
that powered electric traction motors in each axle from a generator.
Two locomotives together formed a colossus of 147 metric tons that reached
speeds up to 75 km/h (47 mph). The enormous tractive effort of 37
metric tons was the same as the E 94 electric locomotive built at the same
time, that required more than twice the power.
Three of
the double locomotives survived the war; two of them were overhauled in 1952
and were later modernized with components from the newly developed V 200
diesel hydraulic locomotive. They were equipped with new Maybach 12
cylinder motors of each 1,100 horsepower and were used for almost another 20
years in southern Germany. The only DB diesel electric locomotive was
retired from service as the class 288 - the decision had been made in the
meantime to use diesel hydraulic locomotives.
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Outer set box plus individual box for each locomotives
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