The district of Unterloquitz in Thuringia is halfway between Berlin and Munich where this photo was taken in 1939. The electrification of this railway route at 15Kva was in planning for some time though not completed until the 1950s. The picture shows one of the newly built E19 electric engines which at that time was the most powerful single unit of its type in the world. Yes, more powerful than the famous Pennsylvania GG1.



The E19 was the progenitor motive power of what was to be an efficient system linking northern and southern Germany. Unfortunately, the war between Germany and other parts of Europe laid waste to the best efforts of the Deutsche Reichsbahn to modernize and indeed lead the world in railway motive power and infrastructure. I am not sure of the provenance of the photograph nor of the copyright owner and apologize if this causes any angst.
I have used this photo as a guide to stage the same (or similar train) on my layout.
The locomotive in my layout photo is Märklin #39193. First car behind the engine is the sleek Gepackwagen which comes from Märklin set #43258. The destination board says Hamburg Altona but let us not quibble. Next comes a few cars from the Märklin set #42751, mostly 3rd class. Then comes a speisewagen from Märklin set #43258 although the light colour roofed vehicle could easily be a schlafwagen (sleeper). This train was at journey’s halfway, so it is most likely the speisewagen.



For the next 5-6 weeks, I will be running this train around my layout and admiring the terrific features of the E19 loco which is a sweet runner and has multiple sound effects. The Märklin #39193 is one of the 5 special Museum models issued in the past few years. I am also admiring its place in history and hope one day to see the engine in reality at the DB Museum.
When #39193 was released in 2019 I did not order it, so had to go to some trouble to find what was probably the last one in the world at a Swiss retailer, Amiba. Within 2 weeks it duly arrived which puts to shame the DHL logistics out of Germany which routinely take 4 times longer for some reason.

#39193 is engine number E19 12.
I also have the #39192 in a similar livery, produced by Märklin in 2011 as engine number E19 11.
E19 11 and E19 12 were twins destined to have only 2 siblings - the E19 01 and E19 02 which were built with a similar body but different motor arrangements. All 4 engines worked the same train rosters but by the late 1940s when technology had moved on, the then Deutsche Bundesbahn had new plans and designs for a range of electric locomotives.







Both models have a silver V “vorne” (front) imprinted on both sides of one end, and H “heck” (rear) on the opposite end.
Both have the cast eagle symbol of the Third Reich under the windscreen and between the front lights.
The running number is imprinted in silver in the waist just behind the right-side driver entrance door. The driver stood at the controls for a good view forward. The job of an engine driver in that era was a hard one, though I surmise that this engine would have been more comfortable than a steam engine.

The driving characteristics of both models are the same, very responsive to small throttle movements. The #39193 sounds (the whistle in particular) are operationally satisfying. The MFX+ decoder allows the #39193 to use all the play features of driver cab operation available on the Märklin CS2 and CS3 controllers.

Kimball

Edited by user 08 December 2021 22:57:55(UTC)  | Reason: clariefied the part red colouring

Thanks Tom.
I have edited the text to show how those subtle details came about.

regards
Kimball

I like this locomotive too.I have the 3769 marklin version equipped with esu loksound v4 decoder.I am running her with a train with the marklin cars 43201,43211,43221,43231,43241,43251,43266 and the 42229 set of cars.She is running like a dream.

The sound file for the 39193 is available for download, and the 39192 manual shows the decoder as being plug in, so it would be possible to program an msd/3 decoder, change the settings to drive the soft-sinus motor and get sounds on the 39192 just like its brother (sister?).

Oh, and I meant to mention, I liked the prototype photo.

Yes, and the E-18 roof elements I think make it look more streamilined. It's got very nice details, and brass color window frames.

As a result of some questions posed in another topic, I am reproducing a reply which is relevant to the above review.

Here are 2 photos that are somewhat illustrative of things about which Tom talks knowledgeably.
This is about the differences between E19s and the different paint schemes applied at different times of the E19s life.

Photo 1:
This is an E19.0 of which two were built.
This shows the running livery of E19.02 in 1940.
Märklin does NOT make a model of this engine but the picture is useful because the paint scheme is indicative.


Photo 2:
This is an E19.1 of which 2 were built.
This shows how E19.12 looked in 1947, in a fairly run down state (after the war) with one pantograph missing.
Märklin does make a model of this engine and its sister E19.11 in various colour schemes including red.


The picture being black and white does not reveal the colour, but from Philips' reply below it is almost certainly the original red.
BUT it is no longer displaying the spread-eagle on front and sides.

The other topic was about the coaches hauled so here is a link:
Coaches hauled by E19

Kimball

Edited by user 01 February 2023 05:41:52(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

Hi Kimble,

Thanks for your post and past reviews - all quite interesting.

My copy of photo 1 is from "Die Elektrolokomotiven bei der Deutschen Bundesbahn"

The book is in German language text (but the photos are in English) :





The photo is annotated (via google translate) :

"This rare photo from 1941 shows the E 19 02 in the delivery condition in red paintwork and with front aprons In Nuremberg. The front aprons were only removed in 1954, and they only kept the red paintwork until the beginning of 1947. In February 1947 they were painted in the green color that was common for electric locomotives at the time. While the E 1901 had been painted green since the summer of 1945, the E 1911 and 12 retained their original paint scheme until February 1953 and December 1952 respectively. Photo: Hofmeister Collection"

Regards,

Philip

Hi Tom,
I think you meant black front skirts and black sand boxes for the E19.1.

regards
Kimball

Yeah.
And for era II and era IIIa the upper headlight should be controlled separately and off by default.

This post by Eurobahnfan from another topic is relevant: