The big loco

The Piko G7.1 will be gently upgraded using this link as a reference and here  and here

A chance encounter with a painting of the Kyffhäuser line by Peter König and a bargain on eBay resulted in the first and only tender loco for Grafenwalde.

 Unfortunately, the leading axle is extremely stiff and the wheelset does not rotate despite releasing the keeper plate and applying a tiny drop of Deoxit plastic compatible contact lubricant.

 

  

 There is a tenuous connection, as both the Kyffhäuser and KRF bought a BCPwPosti from Lindner, maybe the purchase of a Piko G7.1 can also be justified for Grafenwalde?  

 

The G7.1 locomotives were intended for heavy goods duties especially on hilly routes. As a result, most of the engines went to the western German and Silesian railway divisions and by 1909, 1,002 examples had been delivered to the Prussian state railways whilst during the First World War these simple and robust locomotives were required for military 

After the Second World War, the locomotives that ended up in the Deutsche Bundesbahn were mainly used in shunting duties and were retired by 1957. In the Deutsche Reichsbahn in East Germany the last G 7.1 was not retired until 1966, including 55 669 seen here at Potsdam.

These are arriving soon

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