Thumbnail Filmstrip of Marklin 55085 Class 241-A-58 Steam Locomotive w/Lights, Sound, Smoke, 1 Gauge Images
Highlights
- Highly detailed full metal construction.
- Frame, superstructure, boiler, etc. constructed of die-cast zinc, separately applied parts constructed of brass.
- Newly developed decoder generation with a current buffer and up to 32 functions.
- Smoke unit with smoke exhaust synchronized with the wheels, cylinder steam forward/reverse, and a steam whistle.
- Load-controlled operating sounds synchronized with the wheels.
- Smoke box door and dome hatches can be opened, many original details included.
- Headlights with a light color correct for the era and warm white LEDs.
- Red marker light that can be controlled.
- Two-color firebox lighting flickering.
- Cab lighting.
- mfx decoder for operation with AC power, DC power, Märklin Digital, and DCC.
- Valve gear switchover (forward, reverse, continuous operation) in 3 steps with a servomotor.
- Telex coupler on the rear, reproduction prototype coupler on the front (one more of each included with the locomotive).
The locomotive has a red marker light that can be controlled. The locomotive has cab lighting and multi-colored firebox lighting (flickering). The locomotive comes with sprung buffers. There is a reproduction of the prototype coupler on the front and a remote-controlled Telex coupler on the rear of the tender, which can be replaced by either of the other types of coupler. The valve gear switchover is in 3 steps (forward, reverse, continuous operation).
An accessory package with a reproduction of the prototype coupler, smoke fluid, and a figure of a locomotive engineer and a fireman is included with the locomotive. The locomotive is mounted on an aluminum base painted black for display purposes.
The Golden Period of Travel
The mighty class 241 A steam locomotive appeared on
France's rails at the start of the Thirties. In the "golden" period of
travel before World War II, it pulled heavy express trains between Paris
and the Atlantic harbors of Cherbourg and Le Havre as well as between
Paris and Basle. The latter assignment also included the famous Arlberg
Orient Express. After the end of the war, it ran until 1965 mainly
between Paris and Strasbourg as well as Paris and Basle. The class 241 A
1 remains preserved at the Mulhouse Railroad Museum as well as in
Switzerland as road number 241 A 65, the largest operational steam
locomotive in Europe.
Prototype: Class 241-A-58 heavy express train steam locomotive with a tender as it looked on the French State Railways (SNCF) in Era IIIb.