SKU: 20520 LGB 20520 OBB Diesel Locomotive w/Lights and Sound, Collection Item

LGB 20520 OBB Diesel Locomotive w/Lights and Sound, Collection Item

Missing door handle on 1 of the sliding doors (part 37 on the diagram below).  Very minor, otherwise in excellent condition.

Features:

• Weather-resistant construction
• Factory-installed onboard decoder for MTS and analog operation
• Opening doors to cab and baggage compartment - four-way power control switch
• Protected gearboxes with two seven-pole Bühler motors
• Eight powered wheels
• One traction tire
• Twelve power pickups
• Voltage stabilization circuit
• Automatic directional lanterns
• Multi-purpose socket with circuit breaker
• Length: 460 mm (18.1 in.)
• Weight: 2600 g (5.7 lb.)
• LGB Instruction Manual (click on link above to view)
• Factory-installed onboard decoder for MTS and analog operation
• Two motor blocks for extreme pulling capability

The Prototype

The Austrian narrow gauge railways used diesel locomotives as early as 1927 in their quest for more economical operations. In 1936 and 1937, seven standardized "2041 " locos (later re-numbered 2091) were built for various narrow gauge lines of the Austrian Federal Railways. For further cost savings, the locomotives were equipped with a large baggage compartment, eliminating additional baggage cars. The transmission is diesel electric, which is unusual for European locomotives. A V8 diesel engine turns a generator, which feeds power to the two electric motors that drive the wheels. The 2041 /2091 locos were used on many Austrian narrow gauge lines, where its top speed of 50 kph (31 mph) rarely could be achieved.

Designed with economy in mind, the locos were not very powerful. As a result, they were used main line level tracks, hauling light passenger trains consisting of two four-axle or four two-axle coaches. For hilly lines or heavy trains, steam locomotives were used until the big 2095 diesel locos became available in the 1960s. Loco 2091-03 today is owned by the preservation group Club 760, where it has been restored in its original shape.