NEW ITEMGauge Trix H0 - Article No. 22402

Class 233 Diesel Locomotive

Brilliantly Simple – Simply Brilliant
The yellow diesel, road number 233 493, of the DB Bahnbau Gruppe / DB Railroad Construction Group called "Tiger" is a real powerhouse and it is ideally suited to pull the heaviest trains for construction logistics. It belongs to the units of the classes 232/233 popularly dubbed "Ludmilla" by railroad fans. These locomotives had their roots in the "October Revolution" locomotive builder at Luhansk in the Ukraine in the former Soviet Union. In April of 1977, it came as road number 132 493 to the German State Railroad (DR) of the GDR, then came as road number 232 493 to the roster of the German Railroad, Inc. (DB AG), was designated again 233 493 in 2003 after having a new motor installed, and was finally put into storage in April of 2011. At the end of 2014, the DB Bahnbau / DB Railroad Construction had it refurbished and has been using it since then chiefly to haul the heaviest loads.

Prototype: DB Maintenance Network, Railroad Construction Group, class 233 "Tiger" heavy diesel locomotive. The locomotive looks as it currently does in real life.

planned delivery: 2nd quarter 2019

Highlights

• Version with a digitally controlled exhaust/smoke unit based on cold steam.
• Locomotive includes a DCC/mfx decoder.

Product

Model: The locomotive is constructed of metal. It has an mfx digital decoder and extensive sound functions. The locomotive has exhaust gas emission with a Piezo vaporizer that can be controlled digitally in three steps (operation with distilled water). 4 axles powered. Traction tires. The triple headlights and dual red marker lights change over with the direction of travel, will work in conventional operation, and can be controlled digitally. Maintenance-free, warm white and red LEDs are used for the lighting. Length over the buffers 23.9 cm / 9-3/8".

Product info

Filler pipette included.