Roco 7320041 - Diesel locomotive 218 445-5, DB

Diesel locomotive 218 445 of the Deutsche Bundesbahn.

■ Bogies with Megi rubber suspension
■ Extra attached plug-in parts, some made using etching technology
■ In digital operation with individually switchable headlights or tail lights
■ Z21 driver's cab available
The most important representative of the V-160 locomotive family is the diesel locomotive of the 218 series. After 12 pre-series machines, the series vehicles were delivered from 1971 by the companies Krupp, Henschel, Krauss-Maffei and MaK in four slightly different series. The machines, which can reach speeds of 140 km/h and have up to 2,800 hp, are used in both passenger and freight train service.
The 218 series has gone through a number of color variants over time. The first 218s were delivered in the usual color scheme for diesel locomotives: purple red. From 1975 onwards, the colours ocean blue/beige determined the external appearance of the locomotives.