High-speed steam locomotive 18 201, coal-fired, DR – HO

Description

The High-speed steam locomotive 18 201, coal-fired, DR – HO is manufactured by Roco and another example of excellent craftsman’s work.

Drive on two axles of the tender and via cardan shaft on all three locomotive driving axles.

■ Prototypical implementation of the design with coal firing
■ For the first time with PluX16 interface and LED lighting (no decoder fitted)
■ Trim line with triple tip
■ Finely-detailed metal wheelsets
■ Smoke generator can be retrofitted

The Halle Research Institute needed another high-speed steam locomotive to test new passenger coaches in the 1960s.

The new engine 18 201 was created from high-speed tender locomotive 61 002 and parts of high-pressure test locomotive H 25 024.

The steam generator was a modified new boiler construction of the class 22 with an extended smoke chamber and Giesl ejector.

The machine was equipped with a counter-pressure brake to ensure that the speed was maintained precisely when travelling at high speed.

Fast travel meant up to 175 km/h, because the 18 201 was initially approved for this maximum speed – later 180 km/h – but of course only forward.