Märklin/Trix Surprise Locomotive the gigantic "Albatross"

Märklin/Trix just released the 2022 Surprise Model which represents a high point in Steam Locomotive construction in Europe. The class 498.1 Albatros steam locomotive appears in the version as the 498.104 museum locomotive of the Železnice Slovenskej Republiky in current operating condition. The locomotive is presently at home in Bratislava.
Model: The locomotive has an mfx+ decoder and extensive light and sound functions. It also has controlled high-efficiency propulsion with a flywheel, mounted in the boiler. 4 axles powered. Traction tires. The locomotive and tender are constructed mostly of metal. The locomotive also has a factory-installed smoke unit with speed-dependent, dynamic smoke exhaust. The locomotive has triple headlights and the tender has dual headlights. These lights change over with the direction of travel and can be controlled digitally. The upper headlight on the locomotive can be controlled separately. There is a working lighted locomotive number board built into the upper headlight. The cab lighting can be controlled digitally. Maintenance-free warm white LEDs are used for lighting. There is an adjustable close coupling with a guide mechanism between the locomotive and tender. There is a close coupler with a guide mechanism and an NEM pocket on the back of the tender. The buffer height on the locomotive and the tender adheres to NEM standards. Brake hoses, imitation prototype couplers, and an air tank for installation on the tender are included. Piston rod protection sleeves are also included. The minimum radius for operation is R2=437.5 mm / 17-1/4".
Length over the buffers is approximately 29.3 cm / 11-1/2".
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➥ Already available in October
➥ Completely new tooling
➥ Filigree metal construction
➥ Factory-installed smoke unit
➥ Dynamic smoke exhaust
➥ NEM standards buffer height
➥ mfx+ Digital Decoder
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One single Albatros remained in Slovakia: the operational museum locomotive, road number 498.104. At the end of 2004, this unit traditionally based in Bratislava had to be put into storage with boiler damage. There were several years of restoration with considerable support from the Albatros Club in Bratislava. Since the beginning of 2006, this locomotive has been on loan to the Albatros Club. The club is responsible for its maintenance and also for its operation and the locomotive crew. The restoration was completed in November of 2009. Since then this mighty express train locomotive has gleamed again in the original paint scheme with the boiler, cylinders, cab, tender, and smoke deflectors in steel blue, the running gear in addition to the buffer beam in red as well as a continuous white stripe from the running boards across the cab to the tender. The roof of the cab is also carried out in white. While these locomotives were initially stationed at Prag, Prerov, and Ziliny, starting in 1960, they were all assigned to Bratislava. This did not change until 1970, when electrification provided new areas of use. The class 498.1 locomotives now ran in operation out of Nove Zámky and Plzen (Pilsen). Road number 498 106 was even equipped in 1978 with an HU unit in order to replace the trouble-plagued class 753 diesel locomotives between Brunn (Brno) and Prerov. It survived together with road numbers 498 101 and 108 in Pilsen until 1980 and then it was all over.

[@federicaaloisio730]

I love albatros

[@yeska62]

Beautiful locomotive!

[@christof6951]

Beautiful locomotive👍

[@Nellerkillerstrains]

the danish litra E is not part of the surprise locomotiv series it was made specially for the 175th anniversary of the danish railways
the actual list goes as follows
2017: The French SNCF 241 A 65 (39241)
2018: The German DB BR 08 (39242)
2019: The German S 3/6 (39436)
2020: The Belgian SNCB Reihe 1 (39480)
2021: The German DDR BR 02 314 (39027)
2022: The Czeck Class 498 (39498)
hope that clears it up a bit :)

[@ReynauldsEuroImports]

Oh yes you are right. The Danish Locomotive was certainly a surprise to us when we heard about it. What a fantastic model!!

[@hovermotion]

This is worth buying as it will increase in value..

[@raymondleggs5508]

4-8-2 Mountain type locomotive.