H0 Expert steam locomotive class 62 DB III 50700ff
08.04.2024 H0 Expert steam locomotive class 62 DB III 50700ff
The fast-moving class 62 as an H0 model from PIKO
50700 Steam locomotive class 62 DB III 379,00 €
50702 Sound steam locomotive class 62 DB III, incl. PIKO Sound-Decoder 489,00 €
50703 ~Sound steam locomotive class 62 DB III, incl. PIKO Sound-Decoder 489,00 €
The highlights of the PIKO model summarised in bullet points:
- Completely new design
- Clear view between frame and boiler
- Filigree free-standing pipes
- Excellent driving characteristics with high tractive force
- Outstanding model quality
- Numerous filigree attachments
» The model in the PIKO Webshop
Some information about the prototype and model:
Based on the unrealised concept of the class 20, a fast two-cylinder hot steam tender locomotive with a 2'C2' axle arrangement was developed. The contract to build the locomotives was awarded to the Henschel company, which delivered a total of 15 locomotives in 1928. The DRG initially only took over 62 001 and 002 and used them in the Ruhr area. The remaining 13 locomotives were not put into service until 1932. The demanding Werra railway between Eisenach and Lichtenfels was ideally suited to the locomotives and initially became their main area of operation. After the Second World War, seven machines remained in the western zones, the remaining eight in the east. The Bundesbahn had its locomotives refurbished in 1949 and used them in high-speed services in the Ruhr region until 1956. At the DR, the locomotives were initially used again from Meiningen, but lost their main route due to the sector border. Later, they were primarily used in Sputnik traffic on the Berlin outer ring, in S-Bahn traffic from Warnemünde and, from 1968, on the Frankfurt (Oder) - Erkner line. In 1972, 62 1007-4 was the last of its kind to retire from scheduled service.
Our prototype: 62 002 of the Krefeld depot, revision EAW Jülich 27.6.52
The new design of the class 62 from PIKO is powerful, compact and yet extremely delicate. The compact design of the prototype has been perfectly captured and realised to scale in the model. Thanks to the filigree ingot frame and the clear view in the engine area, the boiler almost seems to float. The overall impression is emphasised by the chassis area with its fine wheel spiders and the filigree brake linkage. The crystal-clear window inserts in the driver's cab and the unobstructed interior provide a view of the detailed boiler and driver's cab rear walls. The die-cast zinc and metal parts give the model a high dead weight which, in combination with the finely tuned motor and flywheels, ensures optimum driving characteristics with good tractive power. The factory digital versions have switchable lighting for the engine and driver's cab. The flickering in the firebox can also be switched. Of course, these functions are also available on factory-fitted analogue models when retrofitting a PIKO PluX22 decoder. The Expert Plus model also has digitally switchable couplers and a pulsed vaporiser controlled synchronously with the wheels.
The PIKO class 62: A real eye-catcher on every model railway layout!