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[Z] Marklin DB class 74 tender & caboose

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SDF Poster - 24 May 2008 23:43 GMT
I'm looking for a Z scale tender and caboose to go with a class 74 DB
steam locomotive.  Was there such a model ever available?
Greg Procter - 25 May 2008 06:10 GMT
> I'm looking for a Z scale tender and caboose to go with a class 74 DB
> steam locomotive.  Was there such a model ever available?

The only prototype combination of a T12 (DB BR74) that I'm aware of was
on a private German branch where a small 3 axle tender was connected to
said loco to extend it's range.
The BR 24 tender with about a quarter of the side height cut off would
be a fair representation in Z scale.
The "Gepaeckwagen" of German railways cannot reasonably be translated to
"caboose" as it serves a purpose which does not equate to a US caboose.
The normal translation is "parcels wagon" as it's prime purpose was to
carry "lcl" goods. The crew member carried in it was the senior member
of the train crew and it's normal positioning in a train was immediately
behind the loco/tender.

Regards,
Greg.P.
Steve Caple - 25 May 2008 06:53 GMT
> The normal translation is "parcels wagon"

Er, uh, does that mean baggage car?  <g>

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David Nebenzahl - 25 May 2008 07:13 GMT
On 5/24/2008 10:53 PM Steve Caple spake thus:

>> The normal translation is "parcels wagon"
>
> Er, uh, does that mean baggage car?  <g>

I thought he was referring to those old wood carts you used to see
outside the REA office at the station ...

"Wagon", indeed.

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P. Roehling - 25 May 2008 07:42 GMT
> I thought he was referring to those old wood carts you used to see outside
> the REA office at the station ...
>
> "Wagon", indeed.

http://ukrailrollingstock.fotopic.net/

http://www.railway-technology.com/contractors/freight/greenbrier2/

Ahem.
Greg Procter - 25 May 2008 09:56 GMT
> On 5/24/2008 10:53 PM Steve Caple spake thus:
>
[quoted text clipped - 6 lines]
>
> "Wagon", indeed.

I realize you yanks don't distinguish between passenger and goods
rolling stock, but outside America and Africa ...
;-)

Greg.P.
SDF Poster - 25 May 2008 08:03 GMT
I'm guessing that the BR 24 tender would be difficult to obtain separately
from loco then, correct?  I like your idea of using it with a DB BR 74
locomotive.

Gepaeckwagen come in all different colors, correct?  is there any
significance to it?  I'm curious if marklin made the BR 24 tender and an
appropriate Gepaeckwagen available alone.  Probably not.
Greg Procter - 25 May 2008 10:11 GMT
> I'm guessing that the BR 24 tender would be difficult to obtain separately
> from loco then, correct?  I like your idea of using it with a DB BR 74
> locomotive.
>
> Gepaeckwagen come in all different colors, correct?  is there any
> significance to it?  

Well no.
In Laenderbahn days, (pre 1920) each railway had it's own standard
colours (eg Prussia brick red, Sachseny green (P) or grey (G), ...) In
DRG 1923-1951 and DB era 3 they were green.

> I'm curious if marklin made the BR 24 tender

You should be able to buy one as a spare.

> and an
> appropriate Gepaeckwagen available alone.

Definitely. That should be in the current catalogue.
It's prototype designation is "Pwg pr15" meaning "Paeckwagen gueterzug
Prussian design 1915". The DRG took the standard Prussian design as it's
standard and build many thousands of them. There was a replacement
design in 1941. They lasted until about the 1970s when operating
proceedures changed and they stopped using them.

> Probably not.
Greg Procter - 25 May 2008 09:56 GMT
> > The normal translation is "parcels wagon"
>
> Er, uh, does that mean baggage car?  <g>

No, in everyday terms, a parcel is something in brown paper tied up in
string and unaccompanied, while "baggage" is a suitcase, duffelbag, or
other stuff a passenger might carry.
A passenger's baggage might well include a parcel, but you wouldn't
expect to find baggage in a parcels wagon.
"Wagon" normally refers to a 4 wheel item of rolling stock while "car"
is short for "carriage", which one would expect to be more refined than
a wagon.
Isd that clear now?

Regards,
Greg.P.
;-)
P. Roehling - 26 May 2008 03:43 GMT
> No, in everyday terms, a parcel is something in brown paper tied up in
> string ..........  (snip)

Brown paper packages tied up with string?
These are a few of my favorite things.

And they're usually bringing something I bought on EBay.

-Pete
Klaus D. Mikkelsen - 25 May 2008 08:12 GMT
> I'm looking for a Z scale tender and caboose to go with a class 74 DB
> steam locomotive.  Was there such a model ever available?

When did the BR 74 had a tender ?

Klaus
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Greg Procter - 25 May 2008 10:12 GMT
> > I'm looking for a Z scale tender and caboose to go with a class 74 DB
> > steam locomotive.  Was there such a model ever available?
>
> When did the BR 74 had a tender ?

Only one that I know of, and that was a private railway. It had a 3T12
Prussian tender coupled to it for extra water capacity.
Sorry, I can't locate a reference off-hand.
Of course it was a Pr T12, not a BR 74 as it was never a DRG or DB Lok.

Regards,
Greg.P.
Klaus D. Mikkelsen - 25 May 2008 19:10 GMT
> Only one that I know of, and that was a private railway. It had a 3T12
> Prussian tender coupled to it for extra water capacity.
> Sorry, I can't locate a reference off-hand.
> Of course it was a Pr T12, not a BR 74 as it was never a DRG or DB Lok.

I guess it was never at Pr T12 (Preussian T12), since they all were
merged into DRG.

The BR 74 consist of both the Pr T11 (471 pcs), LBE T 11 (11 pcs) PR T12
(900 pcs), 10 T12 fom the Saar railways and 11 pcs T12 from LBE. Before
that 75 was withdrawn from service by the preussian railways and approx
20 others was sold to other operators than the mentioned ones.

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Greg Procter - 25 May 2008 21:25 GMT
> > Only one that I know of, and that was a private railway. It had a 3T12
> > Prussian tender coupled to it for extra water capacity.
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> that 75 was withdrawn from service by the preussian railways and approx
> 20 others was sold to other operators than the mentioned ones.

You've missed out a Baden Lok type from the list!
(sorry, my refernce books are packed away until the new house is
finished)

Regards,
Greg.P.
Klaus D. Mikkelsen - 25 May 2008 21:41 GMT
> You've missed out a Baden Lok type from the list!

Hmmm, the Bädsichen loks near the 74 is some of the 75's. Untill now i
have never heard of any Baden 74's.

> (sorry, my refernce books are packed away until the new house is
> finished)

Let me know, when the house is finished, I'd like to hear about the
Baden type 74....

Klaus
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Greg Procter - 25 May 2008 21:58 GMT
> > You've missed out a Baden Lok type from the list!
>
[quoted text clipped - 8 lines]
>
> Klaus

Hi Klaus,
will do.
I would like to make the point that one needs to tailor one's comments
to the probable reader.
A writer asking which tender would suit the BR74 and which caboose ...
probably isn't ready for a discussion on the differences between pr T11s
and T12s or LBE variations, let alone Einheits 3T15 vs 3 T16 tenders or
Prussian 3T10.5, 3T12 or 3T15 tenders. :-)
I'm not sure where I saw the T12 with tender, but I imagine it was
either in Eisenbahn Journal or Eisenbahn Magazin between 1978 and about
2002. It might take me a while to re-read those issues.
My answer was a fraction 'tongue in cheek', but I'm certain there was
(one) with added tender just as there were 3x DR/DB pr T3s with added
tenders.

Regards,
Greg.P.
NZ
Klaus D. Mikkelsen - 25 May 2008 22:13 GMT
> I'm not sure where I saw the T12 with tender, but I imagine it was
> either in Eisenbahn Journal or Eisenbahn Magazin between 1978 and about
> 2002. It might take me a while to re-read those issues.

Arrrh, come on, you got one whole working week until it is weekend
again- you have nothing else to do :-)

Klaus
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Greg Procter - 26 May 2008 06:06 GMT
> > I'm not sure where I saw the T12 with tender, but I imagine it was
> > either in Eisenbahn Journal or Eisenbahn Magazin between 1978 and about
[quoted text clipped - 4 lines]
>
> Klaus

Last week my wife got cross with me for not progressing tasks quick
enough, so I wrote out a list of jobs I have to do.
Fairly broad categories like:
- build stairs.
- landscape garden.
- etc. etc.
She told me to throw the list away as I would kill myself trying to get
through it.
I pointed out that page two (the longer list) was all her jobs for me to
do.
Then she said I could do the second page first and then rest.
There was another bit in there about if I killed myself with overwork
she would resusitate me so she could kill me herself, but I was to busy
to listen properly.

Greg.P.
SDF Poster - 26 May 2008 07:18 GMT
So would a DB class 74 loco ever have been used on the DRG?  My guess is
that these Marklin sets would work out OK:

8104 (Prussian Coach Set which includes a Gepaeckwagen I believe)
87580 & 87560 (DRG car set)

Or, would that loco never have been used for passenger coaches?

Thank you for your kind insight and interesting banter!
Klaus D. Mikkelsen - 26 May 2008 15:13 GMT
> So would a DB class 74 loco ever have been used on the DRG?

Yes, since DB got all their BR 74's from DRG

> Or, would that loco never have been used for passenger coaches?

It depends.......in the DB days they were all used for passenger trains.

Klaus
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Greg Procter - 26 May 2008 15:38 GMT
> So would a DB class 74 loco ever have been used on the DRG?  My guess is
> that these Marklin sets would work out OK:

Certainly, there were some hundreds of them. They lasted almost to the
computer numbering era of the DB. (era 4)

> 8104 (Prussian Coach Set which includes a Gepaeckwagen I believe)
> 87580 & 87560 (DRG car set)

Gepaeckwagen came in both passenger and goods train form. The passenger
types had space, in addition, for passenger luggage.

> Or, would that loco never have been used for passenger coaches?

The locomotive design was primarily intended for short route passenger
trains.
In fact the design was an upgrade of the class T11 (also 2-6-0t BR74)
with an enlarged superheated boiler intended for the Berlin suburban
lines where high acceleration between closely spaced stations was
required.
When the Berlin lines were electrified around WWI these near new locos
became redundant and were spread across Germany. As reparations for WWI
they spread across Europe.
On the LBE some of these locos were even built as streamliners, although
the streamlining was almost certainly for publicity purposes rather than
all-out speed.

> Thank you for your kind insight and interesting banter!
 
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