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Jef, Rivarossi still makes this locomotive. This wheel arrangement is called a "Challenger". Challengers were simple articulateds and not mallets. A mallet was a compound steam engine. They used the steam from one set of cylinders directly in the second set. With mallets, generally steam was used in the back high pressure cylinders first then sent forward to the low pressure cylinders. Since Rivarossi still makes this locomotive, placing a build date on yours is difficult. However, it is likely the parts are still available for your loco. The only bad thing about the older Rivarossi locos is they had deeper flanges than the NMRA standards employed today. This is likely only a problem with lighter rail, such as code 70 and 55 rail and maybe 83. For many years, some people considered Rivarossi the cream of the crop in plastic locomotive design and production, so I would suspect given proper care and maintenance yours will last a long time yet. Doesn't the tender say Delaware & Hudson, and not Hudson & Delaware? Mark
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