Roco 79043 Steam locomotive BR 70.0, DB, AC Sound

■ Fine wheelsets and controls
■ Ideal for use on branch lines
■ Matching local train item no. 74054
■ FLEISCHMANN PROFI coupling for replacement included
■ Sound in collaboration with Leosoundlab

The 70.0 series was a tank locomotive for light passenger trains. It was ordered by the Royal 
Bavarian State Railways as a class Pt 2/3. 
Between 1909 and 1916, Krauss built a total of 97 machines in Munich. In order to optimize traffic 
on the local lines, a door was installed at the rear, through which the stoker could enter the train 
to take over the conductor's duties. Another characteristic of this locomotive was the unusually 
large distance of 4000 mm between the driving and running axles. This resulted in an economical, but 
economically sensible lightweight construction of the machine, which proved to be excellent.
After World War II, the DB took over 89 locomotives, which had speeds of up to 65 km/h, and used 
them on southern German branch lines until the 1960s. The last locomotive was retired in 
1963.