Trix 25888 Steam locomotive class 44, ep III

Prototype: Class 44 heavy freight steam locomotive with standard 2´2´T34 coal tender of the Austrian 
Federal Railways (BBÖ). Black livery. With Wagner smoke deflectors of the standard version, 
Reichsbahn lamps, leading wheelset with spoked wheels, with central locking smokebox and without 
inductive train protection (Indusi) magnet. Locomotive road number 44 542. Operating condition circa 
1949.

Model: With digital decoder and extensive sound functions. Controlled high-efficiency propulsion 
with flywheel in the boiler. 5 axles powered. Traction tires. Locomotive and coal tender largely 
made of metal. Equipped for smoke generator 7226. Directional two-light headlights and retrofittable 
smoke generator operate conventionally; digitally switchable. Cab lighting, firebox flicker, and 
ashpan flicker can each be switched separately digitally. Lighting with maintenance-free warm white 
and red LEDs. Close coupling with kinematic mechanism between locomotive and tender. Kinematically 
guided close coupling with NEM coupler pocket at the rear of the tender and at the front of the 
locomotive. Minimum radius for operation: 360 mm. Piston rod protection tubes, brake hoses, and 
screw coupling imitations are included.

Length over buffers: 26 cm.

A matching vintage tank car set can be found in the Märklin H0 range under item number 46755, which 
specifies the required DC wheelsets.

Highlights:

Variation in molding.

Version with Wagner smoke deflectors.

Air and feed pumps offset on the running board.

Prototype-accurate modification of the running board.

The running board slopes downwards at the smokebox towards the buffer beam.

With Reichsbahn lamps as two-light headlights on the locomotive and tender.

Cab lighting, firebox flicker, and ashpan flicker are digitally switchable.

Open bar frame with largely unobstructed view between the chassis and boiler.

High-performance drive with flywheel in the boiler.

With RailCom-compatible DCC/mfx digital decoder.