Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) class 218 general-purpose locomotive. Diesel hydraulic locomotive with electric train heating. Version in the pure orange / light gray paint scheme as a "City-Bahn" locomotive for the route Cologne-Gummersbach. Use: Passenger trains. Road number 218 143-6.
Article No. | 22234 |
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Gauge / Design type | Trix H0 / |
Era | IV |
Kind | Diesel Locomotives |
Model: Era IV. The frame and body are constructed of die-cast metal. The locomotive has a 21-pin digital connector. It also has a can motor with a bell-shaped armature and a flywheel, centrally mounted. 4 axles powered through cardan shafts. Traction tires. The headlights are maintenance-free, warm white LEDs. They will work in conventional operation and can be controlled digitally. The headlights can be turned off at the end of the locomotive with Engineer's Cab 1 or 2, when a 66849 decoder is used in digital operation. The locomotive has separately applied metal grab irons. It also has a detailed buffer beam. The locomotive has NEM coupler pockets. Length over the buffers 189 mm / 7-7/16".
This model can be found in an AC version in the Märklin H0 assortment under item no. 39182.
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One-time series.
The Class 218 - City Bahn. In Eighties, the German Federal Railroad bet on the concept "City Bahn": Regularly scheduled service, cars with modern equipment, and service on board on routes with little traffic. The powerful and proven class 218 locomotives were used on the route Cologne – Gummersbach, where they easily mastered the hard, everyday work of commuter service. These locomotives were painted to fit in with the cars, a striking scheme of orange / light gray – similar to the color scheme for the Rhine/Ruhr S-Bahn. The concept "City Bahn" was a total success. It saved routes threatened with abandonment and found its successor in the "Stadt-Express" / "City Express".