Roco 78161 - Electric locomotive 1631, NS

Electric locomotive 1631 of the Dutch State Railways.

New construction 2022!

■ Model without air conditioning
■ With signal horn box
■ Newly developed pantographs with innovative fastenings
■ Many extra-applied plug-in parts partially designed with etching technology
■ With individually switchable headlight or tail light and driver’s cab lighting in digital mode

The NS bought four-axle electric locomotives series 1600 based on the French electric locomotives series BB 7200. When they were launched in 1981, they were the most powerful locomotives in the NS fleet. With a service weight of 83 t, they had a power output of 4,540 kW and reached a top speed of 140 km/h.