TT Steam locomotive Class 62 DR III 47140/47141
16.10.2024 TT Steam locomotive Class 62 DR III 47140/47141
The fast-moving class 62 as a TT model from PIKO
47140 TT Steam locomotive Class 62 DR III 299,00 €
47141 TT Steam locomotive/Sound Class 62 DR III, incl. PSD XP S with PIKO TrainSound® onboard 419,00 €
The highlights of the PIKO model summarised in bullet points:
- Completely new design
- Clear view between frame and boiler
- Highly detailed chassis
- Extensively designed driver's cab
- Boiler with elaborate pipework
» The model in the PIKO Webshop
Some information about the prototype and model:
The Reichsbahn-Zentralamt endeavoured to develop a series of standard locomotives for different areas of use. This included a high-speed tender locomotive for lines with short stopping distances. Based on the design of the unrealised BR 20, a two-cylinder hot steam tender locomotive with a symmetrical axle arrangement of 2‘C2’ was developed. The contract to build the locomotives was awarded to the Hen-schel company, which delivered a total of 15 locomotives in 1928. The DRG initially only took over the 62 001 and 002 and used them in the Ruhr area. The remaining 13 locomotives were not put into service until 1932. The demanding Werra railway between Eisenach and Lichtenfels was ideally suited to the machines' operational profile and initially became their main area of use. After the Second World War, seven locomotives remained with the German Federal Railway, the remaining eight locomotives with the German Reichsbahn. The Bundesbahn had its locomotives restored to working order in 1949 and used them in high-speed traffic in the Ruhr region until 1956. At the DR, the locomotives were initially returned to Meiningen after being overhauled, but lost their main line due to the zonal border. As a result, they were relocated and the 62s were primarily used in Sputnik traffic on the Berlin outer ring, in S-Bahn traffic from Warnemünde and from 1968 on the Frankfurt (Oder) - Erkner line. In 1972, the 62 1007-4 was the last of its kind to be retired from scheduled service on the Deutsche Reichsbahn.
Our prototype: 62 008 of the Rostock depot, revision 4.3.67
The new TT model of the class 62 from PIKO is powerful, compact and yet extremely delicate. The design of the prototype has been perfectly captured and realised to scale in 1:120. Thanks to the ingot frame and the clear view in the engine area, the boiler almost appears to float above the running gear. The outstanding overall impression is emphasised by the fine wheel spiders with webbed skins and the filigree brake linkage. The crystal-clear polished window inserts of the driver's cab and the unobstructed interior provide a view of the detailed boiler and driver's cab rear walls. The die-cast zinc frame and additional weights in the smoke box, long boiler and standing boiler give the model a high dead weight which, in combination with the finely tuned motor and flywheel, ensures optimum driving characteristics with good tractive power. The factory digital versions have switchable lighting for the engine and driver's cab. The flickering lights in the firebox can also be switched on and off. Of course, these functions are also available on factory-fitted analogue models after the simple installation of a PIKO Next18 decoder.
PIKO brings the class 62 to the model railway as a contemporary TT model!