For use on routes with a maximum wheel set load of 18 t a total of 298 unit express train locomotives of series 03 were built for the Deutsche Reichsbahn between 1930 and 1938. The design was based on the 01 series, with a wheel set mass exceeding 20 tons. To reduce the total mass, the 03 series had a lighter bar frame as well as a smaller boiler and cylinder. While the first 122 machines were initially approved for a maximum speed of 120 km/h, the later units were at 130 km/h. The stock of the German Railways included a total of 145 copies of the BR 03 in 1959. Nine years later, it had rejuvenated to 45 of the locomotives now known as series 003, of which the last three were finally placed 1972.Arthur Honegger once devoted a musical composition to the elegant Pacific steam locomotives. With the 03, such a machine rolls into the PIKO range. The slim, high-lying boiler and the airy barrier frame with a clear view also characterize the silhouette of the machine in the model. The filigree gear appears particularly graceful with fine spokes and very plastic balance weights. The new construction has suitable attachment parts such as bells, pumps and lamps. Many boiler lines complete the outside impression. The engine and flywheel mass placed in the tender provide ideal driving properties. The ex-factory digital variants of the model have switchable lighting in the engine and on the driver's cab, as well as a red flickering fire box. These functions can also be used by retrofitting a decoder at the PluX22 interface.This text is machine translated.