Class 18.1 of the Deutsche Bundesbahn (DB) in the Era IIIa version around 1954. 
 
 Extensive revision of the model, finely detailed.
 Locomotive body and chassis made of metal.
 Replica of the brake imitation, sand downpipes, rail clearers etc. on the locomotive base.
 Finely detailed controls and linkages.
 Enlarged buffer plates on the locomotive and tender.
 Locomotive with a 5-pole motor.
 All 3 coupled axles driven.
 Dual headlights.
 Tender equipped with spoked wheels.
 Length over the buffers approx. 112 mm.