** Trix 22926 SBB C5/6 Elephant Steam Locomotive III (DCC-Fitted)

Prototype: Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) class C 5/6 "Elephant" steam freight locomotive, with a 3-axle tender and conversion to oil firing. Locomotive road number 2976. The locomotive looks as it did in the Fifties. Model: The locomotive has a digital decoder and extensive sound functions. It also has controlled high-efficiency propulsion with a flywheel, mounted in the boiler. 5 axles powered. Traction tires. The locomotive and tender are constructed chiefly of metal. The locomotive has a factory-installed 72270 smoke unit. The triple headlights on the locomotive and 2 lights on the tender change over with the direction of travel. They and the built-in smoke unit will work in conventional operation and can be controlled digitally. The cab lighting can also be controlled digitally. Maintenance-free, warm white LEDs are used for the lighting. There is an adjustable coupling with a guide mechanism between the locomotive and tender. The front of the locomotive has an NEM pocket and a close coupler. The rear of the tender has an NEM pocket, a close coupler, and a guide mechanism. The minimum radius for operation is 360 mm / 14-3/16". Piston rod protection sleeves and imitation prototype couplers are included. Length over the buffers 22.3 cm / 8-3/4". Highlights The most powerful SBB steam locomotive, with the nickname "Elephant". The only locomotive of this class converted to oil firing. Prototypical tooling changes including an oil tank on the tender. Cab lighting can also be controlled digitally. Factory-installed smoke unit. Digital decoder and extensive operation and sound functions included. Features: ---------- Epoch: III Pictograms: § d W ` O ï Gauge: Trix H0 Warnings: only for adults