Bulletin: BR 44 Oel

Manufacturer: ESU, Item number: S0028, Version: V5-R5

BR 44 had been the most successful steam loco for heavy freight trains at the Deutsche Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft (DRG). Between 1926 an end of WWII 1989 units of the 3 cylindred 2-10 had been built. They developed 1919 HP and reached a maximum speed of 80 km/h. In the 1950s Deutsche Bundesbahn (DB) and Deutsche Reichsbahn (DR) rebuilt 36 (DB) and 95 (DR) with oil firing equipment.

KeyFunctionsSound slotsVolume CVsVolume values
F0front light163795
F1sound on/off1, 2, 28, 32259, 267, 475, 507128, 128, 15, 3
F2whistle3275128
F3short whistle signal or. bell (selectable via SV12 = value 0 short whistle signal / SV12 = value 1 bell)4283128
F4oil burner529125
F5heavy load
F6acceleration/brake time, shunting mode/shunting speed
F7curve squeal1537145
F8AUX#1
F9cylinder blow out932355
F10conductor's signal1033148
F11coupler clank831570
F12coasting
F13Set brake/Brake release (automaticly)1335550
F14station announcement #1730770
F15ESU smoke generator
F16safety valve12347128
F17brake function 12545150
F18station announcement #21436360
F19water pump (slow)2141932
F20injector2041140
F21water refill1839570
F22dumping1940375
F23turbo generator off/on
F24air pump (slow)629948
F25sanding valve1133935
F26sound fader
F27disable brake squeal sound
F28Stuffing box in slow speed on/off
F29air pump (fast)2746748
F30water pump fast2645932
F31rail clank1738745

Make sure that index CV31 is set to 16 and index CV32 is set to 1 before changing a volume CV.