BR 80 030 | Gauge Z - Article No. 88001

Class 80 Museum Steam Locomotive for the Bochum-Dahlhausen Museum

Prototype: Road number 80 030, museum tank locomotive for the railroad museum in Bochum. Version with dual headlights, welded water tanks, smokebox door without a central locking device, coal bunker add-on walls, generator to the left of the smoke stack, and a bell behind the smoke stack.

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Class 80 Museum Steam Locomotive for the Bochum-Dahlhausen Museum
Class 80 Museum Steam Locomotive for the Bochum-Dahlhausen Museum

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Article No. 88001
Gauge / Design type Z / 1:220
Era VI
Kind Steam Locomotives
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Highlights

  • Frame and body constructed of metal.
  • LED headlights.
  • Finely detailed, working rods and valve gear.
  • Brakes modelled.
  • Newest generation of a power motor.
  • Comes in a real wooden box with a certificate of authenticity.
  • Limited series of 499 pieces.
  • Product description

    Model: The model of the class 80 steam locomotive has very fine prototypical details and is constructed of metal. It has a built-in powerful motor, cab windows with windowpanes, and LED headlights that change over with the direction of travel. The locomotive has complete working side rods, drive rods, and valve gear. Imitation brakes, rail clearance devices, and larger buffer plates are modelled. The model comes in a real wooden box with a certificate of authenticity. It forms the start of a loose series of famous German museum locomotives.
    Length over the buffers approximately 44 mm / 1-3/4".

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    One-time series limited to only 499 pieces.

  • Publications

    - New items brochure 2017 - Product programme 2017/2018
  • Prototype information

    The class 80 tank locomotives were part of the DRG's first standardization plan and were designed for switching work in large passenger stations. The DRG's plan was that weight would be reduced as much as possible in favor of a boiler with good performance. The driving wheels were reduced to 1,100 mm / 43-5/16" from the ones originally designed with a diameter of 1,250 mm / 49-3/16". Since a maximum speed of only 45 km/h / 28 mph was required, the driving wheel diameter selected appeared to be sufficient. Other savings in weight were done in the cylinders, wheel sets, and running gear. The suspension springing on the lower frame was a large problem, but eventually the suspension springs could be located below the wheel set bearings in order to ensure clearance even with worn out wheel tires. The standardized type program enabled four different firms (Hohenzollern, Union, Hagans/Wolf, and Jung) to deliver 39 units (80 001-039) between 1927 and 1929. These locomotives immediately took up their duties at many stations all over the German State Railroad area. All of the locomotives survived World War II: 22 came to the DR, 17 remained with the DB. The "Bullis" / "Little Bulls" put into the DR roster became superfluous starting in 1962/63 with the delivery of new class V 75 diesel switch engines. At least 20 of the 0-6-0 units found new work as industrial locomotives in different maintenance facilities. Road number 80 019 was the last unit to survive in this kind of work. It was not put into storage until November of 1984 at the Engelsdorf maintenance facility and was scrapped in May of 1987. With road number 80 009 (privately owned in Berlin) and 80 023 (SEM in Chemnitz) two DR locomotives can still be admired for posterity. From 1946 on all 17 of the subsequently DB locomotives (80 005, 013-016, 028-039) were stationed in Nürnberg. At the end of their career, the class 80 units were only stationed in Schweinfurt and road number 80 031 was the last to be taken out of service on April 15, 1964. Ten units were given a new chance as industrial locomotives at mining operations in North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony. Former road number 80 039 was still under steam as the last one until August of 1977 at Ruhr Coal, Inc. Five of these mining "Bullis" were preserved in the form of road numbers 80 013 (DDM), 014 (SEM Heilbronn), 030 (DGEG), 036 (VSM Netherlands), and 039 (Hammer EF).

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