攝影日記 (Viewing from Hiker's eyes): My first model train - Prussian train before 1920 (Fleischmann)

2007年2月27日星期二

My first model train - Prussian train before 1920 (Fleischmann)

It is a limited edition Prussian model train made by Fleischmann in Germany. I bought it on 25/12/1994 as a Christmas gift for myself.

The difference between this limited edition Prussian train and 4154 model train are as follows:

1)
-This Prussian train was manufactured and running before 1920.
-Train 4154 was manufactured and running from 1920 to 1954.

2)
-This Prussian train was in Green colour,
-Train 4154 was in black colour.

3)
-This Prussian train had an eagle with letters " K.P.E.V " as a logo outside the driver's
cabin.
-Train 4154 did not has a logo outside the driver's cabin, only a group of numbers was
displayed.

Following description on Model 4154 is extracted from Fleischmann catolog - 1995/96 GB:

" The Prussian G8_1, Class 55_25_56 was a very important class of loco on the former Deutsche Reichsbahn. Goods trains and heavy shunnting duties were their main domain. Even the Bundesbahn counld not do without the G8's for a long time. The prototype of our model comes from the later style of construction (from 1915) typified by the feed valves situated between the raised sandbox and steam dome."

Model train information :
Fleischmann:http://www.fleischmann.co.uk/

Marklin:
http://www.marklin.com/

The Prussian KPEV G8_1 train( 普魯士 KPEV G8_1 火車) :
http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/jw!qO8dQOiREQWuEoB9GgWFAD6xIA--/article?mid=52162