Hornby DB steam locomotive BR 42 3 front lamps Ep.III DCS

Steam locomotive 42 2332 in black/red livery with a third headlight and DCC sound decoder. While many metals were in short supply during the production of the prototypes in wartime and savings had to be made, we have taken the opposite approach with our new Arnold model. The heavy freight train tender locomotive in N scale is almost entirely made of high-quality metal die-cast. The motor, placed in the boiler, is quiet, powerful, and features a brass flywheel. There is space for a decoder and speaker in the tender. The prototypes were almost always seen in Germany and Austria, among other places, pulling long coal trains. Therefore, the new Arnold models are the perfect locomotives for the wagon sets HN6381, HN6382, and HN6383. Production of the series 42, initially called "KDL 3," began in 1943. After World War II, around 1,000 machines were scattered across Europe and some were even built until 1949. The last BR 42 was decommissioned by the ÖBB only in 1968, slightly earlier in Germany.