Steam locomotive Class 80 (80 031) of the DB, black, Era III
Prototype condition around 1960

LokSound, double smoke generator, shunting coupling, DC/AC

NEW FORM

Model:
- Chassis, frame, water boxes, and smoke chamber made of metal
- DC/AC universal electronics
- Bell armature motor with flywheel
- LokSound 5 decoder for DCC, Motorola®, M4, and Selectrix® operation
- Independent registration via RailComPlus® at appropriately equipped DCC central units
- Independent registration at Märklin®-mfx central units
- PowerPack storage capacitor for uninterrupted power supply
- Pulsed double smoke generator for sensor-controlled smoke emission and cylinder steam synchronized with LokSound
- Double speaker with large sound capsule for maximum sound enjoyment
- Universal electronics with plug slider and switch for switching between two-rail and center-rail operation
- Digitally remote-controlled couplings
- Chassis lighting
- Metal wheels
- Locomotive crew in the cab
- Etched plates for self-assembly included
- Pipette for filling the smoke generator included
- Minimum radius 360 mm
- Length over buffers = 114 mm

Prototype:
In the standard locomotive program for steam locomotives of the Deutsche Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft DRG, there was also a three-axle class for heavy shunting service. For this class, the DRG specified a maximum axle load of 17.5 t, which was only moderately exceeded at acceptance thanks to several tricks with 18.1 t. This class made optimal use of the possibilities of track facilities in shunting yards and industrial areas near cities. Unlike the numerous locomotives from the era of state railways, which were mostly larger, the 80s were more powerful and at the same time more economical. Due to the powerful boiler, the three-coupled locomotives earned the nickname "Bulli." Despite the undeniable advantages of modern construction, the DRG limited itself to the 39 units procured in 1928 and 1929 due to the economically difficult situation. Mostly at passenger stations, the locomotives scurried over the tracks at a maximum permissible speed of 45 km/h. By 1966, the reliable locomotives had disappeared from the shunting yards of both German state railways. The V60 of both designs provided similar pulling power but were even more versatile due to their higher top speed. At not even 40 years old, the 80s were not yet considered old iron. Both state railways used Bullis in repair shops or sold them to industrial companies or coal mines, which gratefully relied on the proven locomotives. For example, a handful of 80s worked in coal mines in the Ruhr area. There, they were even used for internal passenger trains. The last operational Bullis were the 80 036 and 80 039, which were handed over to the Veluwsche Stoomtrein Maatschappij (VSM) in the Netherlands and the Hamm Museum Railway. A special status is held by 80 009 of the Deutsche Reichsbahn, which was sold to a private individual as the only state railway locomotive during GDR times. The locomotive driver Klaus Hollenbach acquired the locomotive with great effort in 1981, transferred it on its own wheels, and built a locomotive shed and a short "connecting track" on his private property for his 80 009, which was lifted onto the tracks in 1982 with two mobile cranes.