Description

The Prussian T 13 was a tank engine for heavy shunting services. That explains both the low top speed as well as the high tractive effort. More than 500 engines of the type were built, the last units being delivered in the early 1920s to make up for losses from World War I. The engines were widely used for shunting, by the 1950s they were hopelessly outdated, with the last units being retired in the early 1960s.

This is the first available steam engine in the set, and as such the performance is rather weak, especially concerning top speed. On the other hand, the type is quite cheap. The tractive effort is higher than that of some of the later types, which makes it suitable also for hilly terrain, or for longer freight trains in flat areas. Still, even the very first electric engines are much better if one can stomach the prices.