Command the mighty Class 44 steam locomotive, a ten-coupled heavy goods engine designed for Deutsche Reichsbahn routes through Germany's hilly regions. This three-cylinder powerhouse hauled up to 1,200 tonnes on standard tracks and 600 tonnes on steep inclines, with production spanning 1926 to 1949, including wartime austerity models lacking smoke deflectors and cab side windows.
In this PC simulation, operate a realistic PBR model complete with an animated driver's cabin, steam locomotive, and tender. Enthusiasts of detailed train simulation recreate authentic heavy freight hauls using these faithful recreations.
The Class 44 (German: Baureihe 44 or BR 44) was a ten-coupled, heavy goods train steam locomotive built for the Deutsche Reichsbahn as a standard steam engine class (Einheitsdampflokomotive). Its sub-class was G 56.20 and it had three cylinders. The class was intended for hauling goods trains of up to 1,200 tonnes on the routes through Germany's hilly regions (Mittelgebirge) and up to 600 tonnes on steep inclines. They were numbered 44 001-44 1989.
The first 10 examples were built in 1926. These engines had a somewhat higher steam consumption than the first ten units of the DRG Class 43 procured in parallel for comparison purposes, and which were equipped with two cylinders. Not until 1937 were further 44s procured, because by then the rising demands of rail transportation could be better met with a triple-cylinder configuration. From 1926 to 1949, a total of 1,989 locomotives were manufactured. During the Second World War an austerity variant was built with simplified construction and delivery, known as the Class 44ÜK (one of the so-called Übergangskriegslokomotive). This primarily used home-produced materials; components were simplified, both in manufacturing methods and design, or left out completely. The most striking features of the UEK locomotives were the omission of the smoke deflectors (that from 44 013 was standard) and also the forward side windows of the driver's cab.
Features:
*Realistic PBR Model
*Realistic animated drivers cabin
*Steam locomotive and tender
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