Steam locomotive 638.2692 of the Austrian Federal Railways.
Edition model!
Form variation!
■ Boiler without smoke deflectors
■ Prototypical smokebox door
■ Coal box attachment with wooden elevation
■ Wheels with fine spokes
■ Driver’s cab and engine lighting installed, switchable in digital
mode
With almost 4,000 units produced, the Prussian P 8, later
classified as class 38, went down in history as one of the largest
steam locomotives of all time in terms of number. After the turmoil
resulting from the two World Wars, they were used by almost all
European railway administrations. Ultimately five locomotives
remained in Austria and formed ÖBB class 638.
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