Roco 61471 2 Piece Set: Steam Locomotive S 3/6 and “Prinzregenten” Coach K.Bay.Sts.B. HO Scale

2 piece set with steam locomotive class S 3/6 and “Prinzregenten” coach of the Royal Bavarian State Railways.

■ Version S 3/6 3618 is painted with the very popular blue colour
■ Finely detailed model with perfectly matching saloon coach and delicately printed interior furnishing

With the steam locomotive of the S 3/6 series, an extremely powerful and state-of-the-art designed locomotive rolled on the tracks until 1931. The locomotives reached, even when they needed to handle a towable mass of more than 400 tonnes, which at that time meant to haul about 10 express train passenger coaches, a top speed of about 135 km / h. The "high-axled" locomotives with their superheated steam four cylinder compound running gears had a very smooth running. The fuel consumption was also kept low, so after only a few years of operation it was still possible to manage even longer distances of more than 800 kilometers. The 3618 was considered a parade locomotive at that time and so it is quite likely, that the "Blue Beauty" even had a saloon wagon for the royal family.