Steam locomotive 043 903 of the German Federal Railway.
■ Silver boiler rings
■ Unobstructed view between boiler and chassis
■ Centre driving axles with smaller wheel flanges
■ Operation in heavy goods train service
These steam locomotives, known due to the high traction force as “Jumbo” engines, were used almost through the whole of Germany and in many other European cities. Its top speeds were 80 km/h moving forwards, and 50 km/h in reverse operation. Some of these already highly powerful engines were further improved by the German Federal Railways to 2,100 HP (1,546 kW) when they were converted from 1955 to oil-firing. From 1968, the oil-fired DB locomotives were given the class designation 043.
General data
CouplingClose coupler motion link between locomotive and tender, NEM shaft 355 with close coupling mechanism
Minimum radius192 mm
Number of driven axles2
Number of axles with traction tyres2
EAN4005575259644
Interior fittingDriver's cab
ScaleN
EpochIV
Railway CompanyDB
Electrical
Motor3 pole motorHead lightBoth sides of the vehicle are equipped with direction dependent triple headlights.
LED head lightyes
ControlDC Analog
InterfaceElectrical interface for traction units Next18
Measurements
Length over buffer141 mm