Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) class 103.1. In the special paint scheme for the German Lufthansa. C-C wheel arrangement. Built starting in 1970. Use: German Federal Railroad express train for Lufthansa customers for the route Frankfurt (M) Airport - Stuttgart.
Article No. | 16303 |
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Gauge / Design type | Minitrix / |
Era | V |
Kind | Electric Locomotives |
Model: The locomotive has a built-in digital decoder and sound generator for operation with DCC, Selectrix, and Selectrix 2. The locomotive has a motor with a flywheel. 4 axles powered. Traction tires. The headlights and marker lights change over with the direction of travel. Warm white LEDs are used for the lighting. The cab lighting and engine room lighting can be controlled digitally. The locomotive has a close coupler mechanism. It also has separately applied grab irons. All of the functions can also be controlled in the digital format SX2.
Length over the buffers 122 mm / 4-13/16".
Lufthansa Airport Express is a registered brand of German Lufthansa, Inc., Cologne, Germany. All rights reserved regarding reproduction.
A car set to go with this locomotive can be found under item number 15673.
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One-time series.
When the newly constructed line from Stuttgart to Mannheim went into operation on July 2, 1991, it was planned that the Airport Express Stuttgart – Frankfurt Airport would take this route. However, due to the higher speed and above all the pressure problems in the numerous tunnels on this new line, the existing cars and locomotives could no longer be used here. Along with a decrease in the running time to 90 minutes came an expansion to four daily pairs of trains that were to be run with only one locomotive. Admittedly, two train sets were required due to the short turnaround times in Stuttgart. Airtight cars repainted to Lufthansa specifications were assigned to the Airport Express with electric locomotive 103 101, also painted to match the train, from the Frankfurt/Main District. The class 103 changed to the Lufthansa colors to match the cars in the train. Light Gray (RAL 7035) now dominated on the locomotive body and the roof hood. A narrow edge of Melon Yellow (RAL 1028) gleamed on the lower edge of the locomotive body at the transition to the bridge frame. This color continued in the upper part of the bridge frame. The older design ventilation grills kept their customary silver gray color. The lower part of the bridge frame including the buffer cladding and trucks have by contrast a dark gray color (NCS 8000). On the sides in the yellow area of the frame the lettering, "Lufthansa Airport Express", stood out and the DB emblem was located in a greatly reduced form only on the sides to the left next to the road number. Compared to the rolling stock road number 103 101 was not airtight and the schedules were therefore designed so that trains could not meet in the tunnel sections. The short turnaround times in Stuttgart then led to a "flying change" between the two car sets, usually consisting of three cars, which played out as follows: One car set stood on a track in readiness in the Stuttgart stub end station. The Airport Express coming from Frankfurt arrived on this track, the locomotive uncoupled from that train and coupled again to the cars already standing there in readiness. A switch engine pulled the car set just arrived to the coach yard to be readied for the next run and after a few minutes, the Airport Express could depart again. Unfortunately Lufthansa halted all service at "Elevation Zero" on May 23, 1993 and road number 103 101 was thereby underway for the last time on the day before.
DCC | SX2 | SX | MFX | |
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Headlight(s) | ||||
Locomotive whistle | ||||
Electric locomotive op. sounds | ||||
Light Function | ||||
Direct control | ||||
Engineer’s cab lighting | ||||
Headlight(s): Cab2 End | ||||
Conductor's Whistle | ||||
Headlight(s): Cab1 End | ||||
Sound of squealing brakes off | ||||
Station Announcements | ||||
Brake Compressor | ||||
Sanding | ||||
Station Announcements | ||||
Station Announcements | ||||
Blower motors |