Trix M25080 DB BR80 016 Steam Locomotive III (DCC-Sound) HO Gauge

DB BR80 016 Steam Locomotive III (DCC-Sound) 1:87 scale model produced by Trix. This model is ready-to-run straight out of the box and would make a excellent addition to any model railway collection. Features: DCC Sound Model Best suited to Epoch III Model Railways This model mainly operates in Germany This model is decorated in DB company markings Intricate design made largely of metal. There is a clear view between the frame and boiler. Many separately applied details. For the first time, the model comes with a factory-installed smoke generator kit. There is a clear view through the cab. The model has front and rear Telex couplers that can be controlled separately in digital operation. The buffer height conforms to NEM specifications. Digital decoder with extensive operating and sound functions. DCC, mfx- and RailCom-enabled. With buffer capacitor to bridge short unpowered sections of track. Details The DRG Class 80 was a purpose-built German steam shunting locomotive introduced in the late 1920s to handle intensive yard and depot work on the Deutsche Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft (DRG). Designed for robust, everyday switching duties, the Class 80 was compact, simple and rugged — ideal for the frequent start-stop work of assembling trains, moving wagons and working industrial sidings. Unlike larger mainline steam designs, the Class 80 used a 0-6-0 wheel arrangement with three coupled driving axles and no leading or trailing wheels, giving it excellent traction at low speeds and a short wheelbase suited to tight yard trackwork. Built between 1927 and 1929, the class numbered 39 locomotives, all constructed to a unified design that emphasised ease of maintenance and reliability. Class 80 locomotives were widely deployed in major marshalling yards and locomotive depots throughout Germany, where they performed heavy shunting, local transfer work and depot pilot duties. Their straightforward layout and ample power for their size made them ideal for the demands of everyday freight traffic before and after the Second World War. After German reunification and the decline of steam traction, most Class 80s were retired by the 1960s, but a few have been preserved and continue to appear on heritage and museum operations, demonstrating classic steam shunting in action.