Assembled model BR 02 express train locomotive, 159 parts

Building Model, Revell, BR 02 Express Locomotive, 159 parts

R02171


68.90

Age: over 8 years.
BR 02 (other designation: DRG 02) is a series of steam locomotives (steam locomotives) that were produced in the period 1925-1926 by the German companies Henschel and Maffei. Only 10 locomotives of this type were built in total. The length of one locomotive (without tender) is 23.75 meters and the operating weight is 113.5 tons. The locomotive in White's notation had a 4-6-2 layout.

The BR 02 steam locomotives were ordered by the German railway DRG (German: Deutesche Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft) as the so-called Einheitslokomotive. BR 02 is also believed to be one of the first so-called standardized or standard steam locomotives (German Einheitsdampflokomotive), which meant that they were produced by different manufacturers but had many components in common - especially when it came to the steam engine. During the operation of the first test specimens, it turned out that the BR 02 steam locomotives were not very successful, mainly due to the poorly designed steam engine, which performed poorly at speeds below 70 km/h, was also difficult to operate and required a large supply of coal . All this meant that the DRG did not order larger quantities of these locomotives and during the years 1937-1942 the BR 02 locomotives were systematically withdrawn from service.

Scale: 1:87
Length of finished model: 26.6 cm
Difficulty level: 4
Material: plastic
Assembly and painting required