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Prussian 1914 Electric Demonstrator Trains (3/4)
The EB3 type electric slug of the Prussian state railroad in LEGO.
The EB3 was delivered about a year after his two older cousins EB1 and 2 in 1915 and included quite a few modifications and improvements: a pantograph and additional switch box for semi-autonomous operation, a larger air intake for better cooling, a simplified hood without the "hump" for the cooling fan, and a oil-circuit breaker, all mounted on a stretched frame. Unfortunately, no pictures exist of it, just a couple of drawings based on descriptions by contemporary witnesses.
My model is unpowered an relies on a control car to push it around, but the headlights are fully functional.
For more details on the concept behind the 1914 Prussian demonstrator trains, see here. During the testing phase, the EB3 ran both at the center of the train as a helper, and as leading engine replacing one of his cousins.
Prussian 1914 Electric Demonstrator Trains (3/4)
The EB3 type electric slug of the Prussian state railroad in LEGO.
The EB3 was delivered about a year after his two older cousins EB1 and 2 in 1915 and included quite a few modifications and improvements: a pantograph and additional switch box for semi-autonomous operation, a larger air intake for better cooling, a simplified hood without the "hump" for the cooling fan, and a oil-circuit breaker, all mounted on a stretched frame. Unfortunately, no pictures exist of it, just a couple of drawings based on descriptions by contemporary witnesses.
My model is unpowered an relies on a control car to push it around, but the headlights are fully functional.
For more details on the concept behind the 1914 Prussian demonstrator trains, see here. During the testing phase, the EB3 ran both at the center of the train as a helper, and as leading engine replacing one of his cousins.