LGB 20480 Steam Loco VIK DR

L20480 Steam Loco VIK DR. DR Dampflok 99 653 This is a model of a DR class 99.6 narrow gauge steam locomotive (former Saxon Vlk). The paint and lettering are prototypical for Era III. The locomotive has traction tires. LGB 20480 – DR Class 99.64-65 Narrow Gauge Steam Locomotive (Former Saxon VI K) Shortly before the end of World War I, the Heeresfeld Railways ordered 15 superheated steam locomotives with 5 coupled driving axles from Henschel in Cassel. In November of 1918, these units were at Henschel ready to be picked up, however on November 11, 1918 an agreement was reached on the Armistice, and these units with their 5 coupled driving axles came too late for use in the war. Since the Saxon State Railroad needed powerful locomotives for their 750 mm / 30-inch narrow gauge lines with their many grades, they quickly decided to take the 15 locomotives for a price of 92,000 Reich Marks per unit as the class VI K and assigned them the road numbers 210-224. Indeed, the class VI K units with their 5 c