Fleischmann 4156 HO gauge DR BR 56 / Prussian G8.2 steam loco in black livery For Sale

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Fleischmann 4156 HO gauge DR BR 56 / Prussian G8.2 steam loco in black livery:
$137.24

This very nice HO gauge locomotive by Fleischmann is 4156 a DR BR 56 / Prussian G8.2 (Oldenburg) in black livery. It has running number 56 2048.

The Prussian G 8.2 is a version of the Prussian G 8.3 with a two-cylinder engine. It was determined that the high-maintenance internal engine of the G 8.3 was not absolutely necessary and that simply shortening the G 12 did not result in an optimal locomotive design and therefore no longer built the G 8.3. Like this, the G 8.2 was developed from the G 12 and represented a shortened variant of it.

The locomotives were used in heavy freight train service on main lines. Later, the maximum speed was partially increased to 75 km/h so that these locomotives could also be used in passenger train service. A total of 846 to 850 examples of this type were built between 1919 and 1928.

he Deutsche Reichsbahn gave the series the running numbers 56 2001-2485 and 2551-2916. In 1930, the AEG company converted four vehicles to burn pulverized coal .

Other largely identical locomotives were delivered to the Turkish and Romanian railways . The Romanian CFR initially received 104 units from German locomotive factories in 1921 and 1922, and the CFR took over a further 40 units in 1926 from the Reichsbahn\'s inventory.

After the Second World War, there were still 650 examples of the series in Germany. The Deutsche Bundesbahn quickly phased out this series; the last to be decommissioned was decommissioned in 1965. The main reason for this was that the maximum speed was now too low for main routes and the axle load was often too high for secondary routes. The Deutsche Reichsbahn continued to use these locomotives until the early 1970s.

The loco is in excellent condition as you can see in the pictures, it is tested and runs with working lights, a complete external visual inspection has shown the overall condition is very good. It comes complete with its box. The box is in good if slightly shelf worn condition.

Overall this is a really nice scale locomotive and would look fantastic on a layout.

Do please have a look at my other listings, I typically have various HO and OO locos on offer as well as an extensive range of imported N gauge locos and other items.

Note: I do recommend all locos are cleaned & serviced, as they have some age to them even if the quality looks at the highest level (fairly standard advice for all locos!).

Fleischmann 4156 HO gauge DR BR 56 / Prussian G8.2 steam loco in black livery

$137.24