Diesel locomotive class 215 of the Deutsche Bundesbahn. ■ Classic Epoch IV locomotive in ocean blue/beige livery ■ Perfectly matches the “Kalkzug”, item 75866 ■ Headlights/tail lights switchable with a DIP switch ■ Model with authentic low wheel flanges ■ Sets of wheels with flanges within 1.2 mm available as spare parts (Items 145433 and 145435) ■ Z21 driver's cab available The class 215 locomotive was first a diesel locomotive of the DB. Later on, the Deutsche Bahn AG used it in the moderate passenger and goods traffic. The series was bought as a variant of the vehicle-family V 160 at short sight and then was equipped with heating steam generators. The main reason for the class 215 production was that class 218, at the time, had not yet reached the production stage.
