In Heavy Freight Service
Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) heavy freight locomotive, road number 150 071-9. Classic ocean blue / ivory paint scheme. Largest class of the standard electric locomotives from the new construction program of the Fifties. Converted version with rectangular Klatte individual vents, double lamps, and fixed engine room windows. Various grab irons on the ends. The locomotive looks as it did around 1978. Use: Heavy freight trains and commuter passenger trains.
Model: The locomotive body is made of metal-impregnated plastic for improved pulling power. The locomotive has a built-in digital decoder and a sound generator for operation with mfx and DCC. The motor has a flywheel. 4 axles powered. Traction tires. The headlights and marker lights change over with the direction of travel and there are warm white LEDs. There is cab lighting that can be controlled digitally. The locomotive has a close coupler mechanism. The headlights and marker lights change over with the direction of travel in analog operation. There are separately applied grab irons. Length over the buffers 122 mm / 4-13/16.
