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Road number 221 126 – the big class V 200
It was a railroad icon in Germany, a loco that embodied the heyday of the German Federal Railroad almost like no other. We are referring to the legendary class V 200, the largest variant of which could put an impressive 2663 hp onto the rails. Between 1962 and 1965, sixty of these diesel powerhouses rolled off the production line at Krauss-Maffei as the class V 200.1. These brawny locos soon acquired mythical status – be it on the Black Forest Railroad or the Allgäu Line, on the "Vogelfluglinie" (Bird flight line) across the Fehmarn Sound Bridge, at the head of long-distance express trains on the “billiard table” between Hamburg and Osnabrück, and latterly operating heavy coal and steel trains throughout the Ruhr region. Many of these locos remain in service with private railroad companies today – some of them even wearing the former red and black-gray German Federal Railroad (DB) colors with the famous “V” on the ends. The class 221, as the loco was subsequently designated at the DB, exemplifies one of the most important chapters in German railroad history and is therefore an absolute must for every (Märklin) model railroader.

Model: The loco has an mfx+ digital decoder and extensive operating and sound functions. It also has a centrally mounted high-performance motor. 4 axles powered through cardan shafts. Traction tires. Triple headlights and dual red marker lights change end with the direction of travel; work conventionally, and are digitally controllable. The headlights at no. 1 and no. 2 ends can be turned off separately in digital operation. There is a double “A” light function. The cab lighting and engine room lighting are digitally controllable. Maintenance-free warm white and red LEDs are used for the lighting. A buffer capacitor is fitted. Couplers with a guide mechanism. Separately applied metal grab irons on the side and front. There is a locomotive engineer in cab 1. Length over buffers approximately 21 cm / 8-1/4".