Marklin 39481 SNCB 1.002 Steam Locomotive VI (~AC-Sound) HO Gauge

SNCB 1.002 Steam Locomotive VI (~AC-Sound) 1:87 scale model produced by Marklin. This model is ready-to-run straight out of the box and would make a excellent addition to any model railway collection. Features: AC Sound Model Best suited to Epoch VI Model Railways This model mainly operates in Belgium This model is decorated in SNCB company markings Prototypical tooling variations on the boiler. With buffer capacitors to bridge short unpowered sections of track. Dual headlights. It has a factory-installed smoke generator and speed-dependent, dynamic smoke exhaust. Cab lighting can be controlled separately in digital operation. Fire flickering in the firebox is digitally controllable. Numerous separately applied details. World of Operation mfx+ digital decoder with lighting and sound functions. The buffer height conforms to NEM specifications. Details The SNCB Type 1 was a class of powerful steam locomotives built for the National Railway Company of Belgium (SNCB/NMBS) between 1935 and 1938 to haul heavy express passenger trains on Belgium’s busiest main lines. A total of 35 locomotives were constructed in two batches, numbered 1.001 to 1.035, marking the pinnacle of Belgian steam design in the interwar era. Designed with a 4-6-2 Pacific wheel arrangement, the Type 1 combined a large boiler and four-cylinder simple expansion mechanism with 1,980 mm driving wheels to deliver strong sustained power and speed. Rated for comfortable express work, these locomotives could keep pace with demanding timetables and handle substantial train weights on routes such as Ostend–Brussels–Liège, Brussels–Aachen and Brussels–Luxembourg, where gradients and loads tested traction. The Type 1 quickly became the flagship steam class on Belgian main lines, blending high-speed capability with reliability. As electrification and dieselisation progressed in the 1950s, these Pacifics were gradually displaced from premier duties and reassigned to secondary express work. They were withdrawn by 1962 as steam gave way to modern traction.