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In the pre-revolution days, Czarist Russia bought a number of steam locos from German manufacturers, which looked quite close to the standard design of Prussian locos. However, these locos were fitted with add-ons to be able to cope with the extreme climate in that country. A notable  Russian feature was also the "fence"around the running boards, giving the locos a distinct "Russian" look. A typical loco is the "Little Sheep", class OW, a 0-8-0 based on the Prussian class G 7: <img src="http://www.trans-sib.de/Photo/Old/old-170.jpg" style="max-width: 550px;" border="0" /> <img src="http://bahnspass.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/ow-6900.jpg" style="max-width: 550px;" border="0" /> After the Bolshevik revolution, Russian quickly developed an own locomotive industry by nationalizing private businesses founded by German companies like Hartmann of Saxony. The early 1930´s saw deliveries of locos built by Alco, whose designs were later copied. Piko of former GDR (communist German Democratic Republic) used to market a train set in Soviet Union in the late 1970´s, consisting of a class OW loco and wooden passenger cars. Model railroading stuff of Russian prototype is still a very rare bird, as Russia does not have a model railroading industry of its own.
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