Steam locomotive 50.685 of the Austrian Federal Railways.
Drive on two axles of the tender and via cardan shaft on all five
drive axles of the locomotive.
■ Version with additional colour accents and ÖBB logo
■ Rich detailing on the model with many separately applied plug-in
parts
■ Metal drive and coupling rods
■ With fine metal wheelsets
■ Unique ÖBB item back in the ROCO range after decades
Between 1939 and 1943, a total of 3,164 units of the class 50 goods
locomotive were built in twenty-one different locomotive factories.
These locomotives could reach a maximum speed of 80 km/h, had an
output of approximately 1,200 kW, and an axle load of 15 tonnes.
After the Second World War, 18 locomotives were in Austria, and 12
were included in the ÖBB's new designation scheme in 1953. Some of
these locomotives remained in service until 1972.
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