Steam locomotive class PtL 2/2 "Glaskasten" "Glass box" of the
Royal Bavarian State Railways.
■ Authentic livery with delicate decorative lines
■ Used in front of passenger trains and light goods trains on
branch lines
The local railway locomotive with the designation PtL 2/2 (loco
with tender which hauls passenger trains for local railways) is
certainly one of the best-known steam locomotives from the old days
among model railway fans. The locos were more commonly known as the
"Glaskastl", "Schnauferle", "Quietscherle", "Bockl" etc. They had a
power output of 210 HP. They were authorized to drive 40 km/h - but
achieved according to reports from locomotive drivers a maximum
speed of 60 km/h and more.
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