Märklin 3100, DRG locomotive set, Berlin 750 years

Updated 15.01.2014

Märklin 3100

Limited locomotive set in1987, for Berlin's 750 years jubilee.
It was also available as 3600, with c80 digital decoders.



The set contains three replicas of the factory plates from the three locomotive factories in Berlin, and  a booklet about the locomotives.
The locomotives appears to be fresh from the factories, painted for photography.

3100-1, DRG E 04, E04 17

This model is a version of  Märklin 30496. The close couplers are installed by me.
I have converted it to digital with Märklin conversion set 60901.


3100-2, DRG Br 03,  03 124

This is a version or Märklin 3085.
I have  converted it  to digital with the Märklin 60921 conversion set. and installed a  close coupler on the tender.

3100-3, DRG Br 86, 86 090

This is a version of Märklin 3096.  I have installed the Telex couplers.
and converted it to digital with the Märklin conversion set 60904.

Some information about the prototypes, from Wikipedia
Item DRG class E04
DB class 104,
DR class 204
DRG Class 03
DB class 03
DB class 003
DRG Class 86
DB class 86
DB class 086
 Numbering DRG E04 01 - 23
DB 104 017 - 022
DR 204 001 - 016; 023
03 001 - 298 86 001 - 86 591
86 606 - 86 627
86 698 - 86 816
86 835 - 86 875
86 966
Bentheimer Eisenbahn 41 (was 86 817)
Eutin-Lübecker Eisenbahn 15^3
[1942 to DR 86 1000]
Number built 23 298 775
Manufacturer AEG Schwartzkopff Borsig
Years built 1932 - 1935 1930 - 1938 1928 - 1943
End of service 1982 1972 from 1945
Axle arrangement 1'Co1' 2'C1' h2 1'D1' h2t
Gauge 1.435 mm 1.435 mm 1.435 mm
Length over buffers 15.120 mm 23.905 mm 13,820 mm
Service weight 92,0 t 03 001–122: 99.6 t
03 123–298: 100.3 t
88.5 Mp, 868 kN
Axel load 18,4 t 03 001–162: 17.7 t
03 163–298: 18.1 t
15.6 Mp, 153 kN
Maximum speed 110 / 130* km/h 03 001 - 162: 120 km/h
03 163 - 298: 130 km/h
Reverse: 50 km/h
70 - 80 km/h
Power for one hour 3×730 kW = 2.190 kW - -
Power, long term 2.010 kW 1,970 PS (1,449 kW) 1030 PS (758 kW)
Driving wheel diameter ? 2.000 mm 1.400 mm
Leading wheel diameter ? 03 001–162: 850 mm
03 163–298: 1,000 mm
850 mm
Trailing wheel diameter ? 1,250 mm 850 mm
Starting force 177 / 152* kN ? ?
Power/weight 23,8 kW/t ? ?
Electric system 15 kV 16 2/3 Hz AC - -
Number of traction motors
or cylinders
3 2 2
Transmission
or control system
Quill drive Outside Walschaerts valve gear Outside Walschaerts valve gear
Brakes Pressurised air
One side of driving-
and leading wheels
Automatic, single-chamber Knorr
compressed air brakes to 03 162
coupled and bogie wheels, one-sided,
from 03 163 both sides of coupled wheels
and one-sided on trailing wheels
Knorr single-chamber,
compressed-air brake
Auxiliary brake - Yes Yes
Safety system Dead-man's vigilance device - -
Cylinder bore - 570 mm on 03 001-003
originally 600 mm
570 mm
Piston stroke - 660 mm 660 mm
Boiler Overpressure - 16.0 bar (1.60 MPa) 14 kp/cm2, 1,4 MPa
Grate area: - 3.97 m2 2.39 m2
Superheater area - 70.00 m2 47.00 m2
Evaporative heating area - 201.96 m2 117.937 m2
Tender: - 2'2 T30/32/34 -
Water capacity - 30/32/34 m3 9.0 m3
Fuel - Coal, 10.0 t Coal, 4.0 t
Train heating ? Steam ?
Features * from E04 09 Some engines could run at
140 km/h
Exter counterweight parking brake

 

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