LGB Catalog 1969

The following is a translation of an article/internet posting by IIm-online Nachrichten(News).  H.-Jürgen Neumann, the publisher of these News, gave Yours Truly permission for translation of these series of postings. In case you like to check the original German version please go to http://www.lgb-much.de/20306.pdf. This article (series) continues the account about the early LGB catalogs.

LGB News of 1969 - 2 new locos and 6 cars expand the program

It was a pretty "Oldtimer", the steam streetcar # 102 from 1891 operated by the 'OEG' , Oberrheinische Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft (Upper Rhine Train Corporation); coined the 'Feuriger Elias'  (Fiery Eli) in vernacular term.
The back then "modern times" entered LGB by way of the narrow gauge  Diesel loco "Schöma - CFL 150" - The Original was operated in manufacturing sites and for passenger trains in South America. At LGB she can operate  passenger trains and freight trains, easily, since Diesel locos operate on narrow gauge as well.
Worth mentioning is also that (LGB) included the steam engine "2010D" into their program - "D" for 'Dampf' (German for steam). A small metal tube in the smoke stack filled half way with Seuthe smoke fluid was the secret to this loco steaming like the Original and many a loco- generations afterwards. LGB-Depesche magazine #2 from July 1969 presents the Fiery Eli as follows:
"Countless train fans and the people in the Mannheim-Heidelberg-Weinheim triangle (a southwestern German stronghold of industry) are familiar with the FieryEli. The big archetype operated on the OED trainlines for five decades and is well known for his unusual appearance as a Diesel loco.

Left: Tramway loco 'Fiery Eli' "OEG" (LGB # 2050) this is the 1st version with black chassis and Heuler-motor.
Right: Diesel loco 'Schöma CFL 150' (LGB # 2060H); chassis red, housing in yellow imbued plastic, w/horn triggered by trigger pin. Battery. Model Year 1971

Left: Diesel loco 'Schöma CFL 150' (LGB # 2060), chassis gray, housing red imbued plastic, Model Year 1970.

Right:Diesel loco 'Schöma CFL 150' (LGB # 2060G), chassis red, housing green imbued plastic,

Model Year 1969

"The immediate archetype is the OEG-loco # 102. It is a street car steam loco with wheel arrangement B, built in Kassel by Henschel & Son in 1891. The OEG # 102 had 6 siblings with this type of construction; they were scrapped already in the early 1950's. Until that time they operated faithfully on the OEG lines.
The OEG-tramway loco No 102, vernacular term 'Fiery Eli', has Meter-gauge, a perfect match for LGB gauge 45mm (= one meter in 1:22,5 scale). Her net weight is 11.0 tons and her gross weight is up to 16.4 tons. She can take 1.2  cubic meter water and 0.6 cubic meter coal, top speed is 30 km/h (or 19 mph). The otherwise typical appearance of a Diesel loco completely vanished under the wrap-around cover panel and the end-to-end roof; only the smoke stag peaks out of the roof. The boiler sits in the middle of the loco and furnace is operated from the left side. Coal is stored behind the boiler and the water tanks are behind the coal storage and on both sides up front. The LGB loco (2050) model displays this very well. Note that the 'Fiery Eli' is still operating today (1970) in the Edingen depot of OEG , sometimes for special excursions with oldtimer cars. OEG donated her to the German Society for Railroad History.++++++++++++++++++++++to be continued..........