DB, steam locomotive with tender 055 632-4,
black/red livery, ep. IV, with sound decoder.

The Royal Prussian State Railway put the D-coupled hot steam locomotive type G 8.1 into service in 1913. With around 5,200 units built, this type of locomotive was probably the most frequently built freight steam locomotive ever. Robustly built and powerful, the BR 5525-56 locomotives, as they were known from the end of the 1920s, were in service with both the German and some European railway administrations until well after the Second World War. It was not until 1972 that the DB took the last locomotives out of service.

The new Rivarossi models in brief:

Chassis, wheelsets, boiler, and tender made from die-cast zinc; bodyshell made of high-grade, finely detailed injection-moulded plastic
High-efficiency five-pole motor with flywheel for smooth running
All locomotive axles are driven
Two wheels equipped with traction tyres for maximum tractive effort
Electrical pickup from all locomotive wheels for reliable current supply
Length over buffers: 210 mm
Minimum operating radius: 356.5 mm (R1)
Firebox glows red-orange and flickers realistically under digital control (simulated firebox flicker)
Fully detailed cab interior featuring separately applied components and printed cab curtains
Close-coupling kinematics between locomotive and tender for minimal buffer distances
Screw-type drawbar between loco and tender, length-adjustable for prototypical distances
NEM 362 coupling pockets at both ends for standard coupler compatibility
NEM 660 (21-pin MTC) digital decoder interface for easy DCC upgrade
Easy conversion to 3-rail AC operation (pickup shoe included in the box)