LGB 20471 MTS DCC Digital Sound Ballenberg Rack Steam Locomotive NEW

One of a kind steam rack loco for DC , DCC or MTS power and control

Smoke, Lights, and MTS/DCC Massoth XLS Sound Decoder decoder and BOTH wheel and rack sound synch!

Custom Massoth XLS MTS/DCC Digital Sound Decoder and Motor control with auto synchronization between main and rack steam cylinder sounds

New and Unused In original package

This auction is for a new LGB 20471 with direct decoder interface ($1295.00) + Massoth XLS Sound & Motor Decoder ($350) + Special synchronization circuit to detect rack operation and switch pulse synch to rack steam cylinders ($249.00) + Professional sound, decoder, synchronizer and pulse generators for main and rack steam drives ($649.00) Total value of over $2,500.00!

Custom one of a kind rack steam loco:

This loco is one of a kind. The only rack steam loco with Massoth XLS MTS/DCC digital sound motor decoder with synchronized sound to BOTH main cylinders and the rack cylinders. A solid state circuit switches synchronized sound from traction steam cylinders to rack steam cylinders when the rack steam engine is driven from rack between rails on steep sections of track.

This provides a unique change in the cadence of the steam sounds when the loco climbs a grade on rack power.

This item is not available anywhere but at this auction. When it is gone is it is gone forever.

The loco comes with a factory installed direct decoder interface for the LGB t is hard to find and rare in this condition.

Background:

LGB 20471 Ballenberg HG 3/3 Rack Steam Locomotive, 1067 with prototypical livery and markings of the Swiss Brunig Railroad. It is a beautiful and amazing G-scale replica of a steam engine which hauled trains on this mixed rack and adhesion line. Possibly LGB's most detailed loco model, it is made in Germany and features tons of added-on details (not just molded-in) including super detailed valve gear and cab interior, triple directional lanterns and a smoke generator.

Equipped with a Massoth XL 3 amp decoder for MTS and DCC or DC analog use. The decoder is Massoth installed using the locos Direct Decoder Interface to control its powerful 7-pole Bühler motor, it is ready for either analog or digital operation.

The rack mechanism of the HG 3/3 is powered by separate cylinders and gears which rotate in the opposite direction and faster than the mechanism driving the wheels. The rack mechanism is engaged when the loco encounters a track section containing the rack necessary to climb steep grades and disengages when the loco returns to level track.

The loco together with its original box, instruction manual, and driver figure are in factory-new condition.

The Prototype:

The Brunigbahn runs from Lucerne across the Brunig Pass to Interlaken, where it connects to the Berner Oberland-Bahnen (BOB). Between 1910 and 1926, the Swiss Locomotive and Machiner Works (SLM) bui9lt seventeen HG 3/3 rack steam locomotives for the Brunigbahn, as well as four for the Berner Oberland_Bahnen. These locos hauled trains on the mixed rack and adhesion line. The Brunigbahn was converted to catinary operation in 1941 but the last five HG 3/3s were used as backups and for freight traffic until 1965.

Today one of these fascinating locos can be examined at the Swiss Transportation Museum in Lucerne, while another is displayed at the Meiringen station. Loco number 1067 has been resorted and can be enjoyed on historic passenger trains on the Ballenberg Dampfbahn, a steam operated museum railway running from Interlaken Ost to Giswil.

The rack mechanism of the 3/3 is powered by separate cylinders and gears, which rotate in the opposite direction and faster than the mechanism driving the wheels. The separate rack mechanism is turned off when the loco is on level tracks, allowing the loco to travel at higher speeds power by adhesion alone.

The Model Features:

• Massoth XL 3 amp motor decoder with 8 function outputs
• Weather-resistant constructions
• Four-way power control switch
• Protected Gearbox with seven pole Bühler motor
• Working rack drive
• Six Powered wheels
• Six Power Pickups
• Smoke Generator
• Automatic directional lighting
• Two multi- sockets at the and rear of the loco
• Length: 330 mm (13.0 in.)
• Weight: 3000 g (5.9 lb)
• Made in Germany
• Upgrades professionally installed by the ShourtLine.com (Number 1 Massoth Dealer in the USA)

Operation:

LGB rack loco motives can operate on grades up to 25%, climbing 250mm for every 1000 mm of horizontal distance. They can be used on rack sections and on regular "adhesion" sections.

This loco can be run on analog power, MTS power and control or DCC power and control. The sound system will work on any of these power sources, including the automatic synchronization of the sound the main steam cylinders and the rack steam cylinders when climbing on cog power with racks placed between track rails.

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Made in Germany by LGB, Decoder made by Massoth Electronics Germany (Massoth made al the electronics for LGB and still does now for Marklin's LGB line)

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