S3-6 BR18 Locomotive

Münih’te tasarlanan ve insa edilen BR-18 modeli 1908 yılında kullanılmaya baslanmıstır. Pasific modeline göre daha büyük çaplı tekerlekleri olan BR-18 modeli üreticisinin o zamana kadar yaptıgı en büyük buhar kazanlı lokomotifidir. S3/6 BR-18 lokomotifi 180 kilometrelik Hamburg-Münih hattında 150 tonluk yük çekis kapasitesiyle 1951’e kadar hizmet vermistir. Model ismindeki “S” harfi "Schnellzuglocomotiven" Almanca uzun mesafe treni anlamını, “3/6” toplam aks sayısının çekis aks sayısını sembolize eder. Bu lokomotifler aynı zamanda Orient Express hattındaki trenlere de hizmet vermistir.
 
 
The BR 18.4 was designed and built at the J. A. Maffei workshops in Munich, with the first one being delivered on 16th July 1908. The axle layout is of the "Pacific" type with large diameter wheels. At that time it was the biggest engine ever to be built by this manufacturer and is still considered "the most beautiful locomotive of the German railways".The S 3/6 performed excellently on long distance routes, in 1951 pulling a train of 150 tonnes over a distance of 180 kilometres, from Hamburg to Munich. The “S” is for "Schnellzuglocomotiven" (long-distance train) and 3/6 is the number of drive axles compared with total axles.These locomotives were mainly used on long-distance lines in Bavaria, although they also pulled such famous trains as the Orient Express.