Berkshire Steam Locomotive | #Märklin Special Edition

Video in German: https://youtu.be/IKNsPNEu4RE
Hold on tight, it’s going to be powerful! With the 2-8-4 Berkshire, we present a true masterpiece of American steam locomotive history. During the Roaring Twenties, a new generation of freight locomotives emerged in the United States: bigger, stronger, faster.

Based on the proven Mikado design, LIMA developed a so-called Super Power locomotive in 1925, featuring significantly increased boiler output and a revolutionary chassis.

The result was a machine that set new standards — immensely powerful in appearance, impressive in engineering, and to this day a symbol of the golden age of American railroading.
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Märklin Item no. | 37983
Trix Item no. | 25983
https://www.maerklin.de/en/berkshire
https://www.trix.de/en/berkshire

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▰ The new 2-8-4 Berkshire Steam Locomotive is a completely new construction.
▰ Filigree rivet lines, handrails, and ladders complement the highly detailed tender.
▰ The cab windows of the Berkshire are color highlighted.
▰ The engineer and fireman figures form a perfectly coordinated team.
▰ Finely crafted metal construction: the piping is separately applied to the boiler.
▰ Standard smoke unit with speed-dependent, dynamic smoke exhaust.
▰ Highly detailed front with lamps, illuminated number boards, and bell.
▰ Beautifully detailed freight car sets with sliding doors that can be opened.

The Special One
Berkshire 2-8-4 Steam Locomotive

The locomotive takes its name from the Berkshire Mountains on the East Coast of the United States, where the prototype was extensively tested in 1925 on the line of the Boston & Albany Railroad. The convincing test results led to rapid series production. More than 600 units were built by 1949.

Ten of the distinctive Coffin Berkshires were later sold to the Southern Pacific Railroad, where they received a silver-painted smokebox — a striking detail from this short but impressive chapter in their history.

Although most of these machines have long since been scrapped, several Berkshires still survive today, two of them even operational under steam. They stand as representatives of one of the most significant chapters in American railroad history.
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