Hello all,
My father has an O Gauge live steam BR-18 with no manufacturer's mark that he can find without dis-assembly. It's missing a few parts, according to someone else, in order to make it function. On a slim chance, I wanted to see if anyone here would recognize it. Thank you.
Roman

Edited by user 07 April 2011 07:42:14(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

Hello Florian,
Based on your reply I checked with Aster in the US and in the UK. Neither one recognized this model but they gave me Hubner, Wilag, Kiss, and Maerklin as a possibility. I don't think Maerklin made it since the road number is different but I'll keep at it as long as I have names to pursue. Thank you for your time.
Roman

The Märklin model did not only have a different running number. Your model shows an 18.5 (series k to o), delivered to the DRG in the 1920ies and early 1930ies (the last new unit was built in 1931), while the Märklin model was a "series a to i" loco, which were delivered to the Royal Bavarian State Railways and renumbered as BR 18.4 by the DRG. Except the series d and e, the BR 18.4 had that "streamlinded" cab.

Regards,
Florian

He's proud of it for sure. I often goad him to give it a run at the local steam meet that he enjoys visiting. He has another Bing live steamer and it looks as nice though less common probably. I'm not sure if he will ever run these. I'd sure get excited to see it chugging around. He likes to remember the prototype as it came through Augsburg back in the day.

I believe the locomotive model may be by Spring [ of Switzerland ]. Spring, who, to the best of my knowledge, is still in business and may be able to provide instructions/parts, made these locomotives in Ga 1 and Ga 0; in the latter case, electric versions were also produced.

Please forgive my impertinence with this next question, but is it possible your father's model is Ga 0 and not Ga 1 ? I am asking this question because,
- the track the model is sitting on appears to be Gargraves and 3 rail, which would be unusual but not impossible for Ga 1;
- based on photographs, there appear to be small differences between the 'same' model in the two sizes, and your father's appear to have the characteristics of the 0 ga version.
[ I have this model in 0, but as it is an electric version, the comparison would be moot.]

With best regards,

Steinzeit

And, if all is correct in regards to road number and type, then this should be the prototype the loc in question is modeled after. Very nice to see it.