Steam locomotive, H0, T18, 78 443 DB, black, era III, prototype condition around 1964, LokSound, double smoke generator, shunting coupling, DC/AC.

You can surely see from the photos that our T18 looks beautiful and features different lanterns, feed pumps, piping, cab roofs, and coal boxes depending on the era. What may not be immediately apparent in the images is a new function for ESU steam locomotives involving cylinder steam. This occurs in the prototype when condensate is expelled. Since cylinder steam does not flow out in every driving situation for the original, our H0 model behaves accordingly. Of course, you can adjust this function to your liking, as you are used to from ESU. By the way, the smoke visible in the photo did not need to be enhanced by an image editing program.

Although some machines at DB were equipped with a push-pull control system, the majority of the locomotives were always positioned at the front of the train, which necessitated repositioning the locomotive at the destination station. Therefore, we also supply our models with digitally remote-controlled couplings. These work with the ESU universal coupling 41000, but also with the Märklin short coupling, as well as standard hook couplings.

As you know from other ESU traction vehicles, many prototype-accurate lighting functions can be switched. Typically, shunting is done with just a single headlight at both ends. In darkness, the chassis and cab lighting assist the H0 crew in their work. Deep inside the metal frame, the powerful bell-armature motor with flywheel operates, providing smooth driving characteristics and prototype-accurate tractive effort, controlled by the LokSound-5 decoder. By removing or attaching the slider and pressing a switch in the locomotive's floor, you can switch between two-rail and middle-rail operation.