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37967 GVB cl. 96 Tank Locomotive.

Prototype: Group Administration Bavaria (GVB) class Gt 2x 4/4 freight locomotive. Later, the class 96. Version after being rebuilt in 1927, but still in the green/black paint scheme. Use: Freight trains and pusher service on steeply graded routes.

Model: The locomotive has an mfx digital decoder, controlled, high-efficiency propulsion, and extensive sound functions. 4 axles powered. Traction tires. The frame is articulated to enable the unit to negotiate sharp curves. The headlights will work in conventional operation and can be controlled digitally. Numerous, separately applied details. Length over the buffers 20.3 cm / 8".

Central Unit Control Unit Mobile Station Central Station Head Lights X X X X Steam Locomotive Operating Sounds   X X X Locomotive Whistle   X X X Direct Control   X X X Sound of Squealing Brakes “off”     X X Sound of coal being shoveled     X X Whistle for Switching Maneuver     X X Air pump       X Injectors       X Letting off Steam       X Sound of coal being Shoveled       X Grate Shaken       X

The class Gt 2x4/4 Mallet design was built in a second production run starting in 1925 in and is still considered today as the heaviest and most powerful freight tank locomotive.