BUSCH 12141 - Steam locomotive »Decauville« Type 3

BUSCH 12141 - Steam locomotive »Decauville« Type 3

Based on the model of the museum locomotive "Dimitrias," which has been part of the Feldbahnmuseum in Frankfurt am Main since 1994. Wheel arrangement B. Length: 42 mm.

The prototype comes from the workshop of the French field railway pioneer Paul Decauville (1846 - 1922), who, starting in 1875, developed his own field railway system consisting of tracks, trolleys, and locomotives. Due to its widespread use and long service life across various eras, this steam locomotive is universally suitable for many applications, such as forest railways, brickworks railways, tourist railways, tramways, open-cast mining, and as an army field railway. Today, four of these robust locomotives are still preserved in their original form. One of them can be admired in working order at the Frankfurt Feldbahnmuseum (www.feldbahn-ffm.de). The vehicle from the early 20th century has a service weight of 6.5 tons and an output of 20 hp. The large water tanks are typical, giving the locomotive a considerable operating radius. Many details, such as the design with an external frame, are perfectly realized in the model. The delicate connecting rods are even fully movable. New (larger) wagons for a wide variety of transport purposes round out this new development, although the steam locomotive can, of course, pull all wagons from the Busch field railway range.

 

Characteristics:

Manufacturer:	BUSCH
Item number:	12141
number of pieces:	1 piece
EAN:	4001738121414
Product Type:	Field railway
Age recommendation:	from 14 years
WEEE No.:	DE 41143719