Prototype: German Railroad, Inc. (DB AG) electric locomotive, road number 111 212-7. B-B wheel arrangement. Built starting in 1974. The locomotive looks as it currently did in 2023. Use: Freight and passenger trains.

Highlights

• New tooling.
• Body constructed of die-cast zinc.
• Digital sound with many functions.
• Cab lighting.

Product description

Model: This locomotive is new tooling. The body and frame are constructed of die-cast zinc. The locomotive has a built-in digital decoder and a sound generator for operation with mfx and DCC. There is a motor with a flywheel. 4 axles powered. Traction tires. The headlights and marker lights change over with the direction of travel. Warm white LEDs are used for the lights. They and the cab lighting can be controlled digitally. There is a close coupler mechanism.

Length over the buffers 104 mm / 4-1/8".

Publications

Prototype information

Clever mieten - Geld sparen / Lease Clever – Save Money Using this slogan, "DB Gebrauchtzug" / "DB Used Train", a subsidiary of DB AG, is trying to gain customers. While in the past rolling stock and locomotives no longer needed was scrapped rather than offer it to other firms, a new situation has fortunately resulted here. DB Gebrauchtzug keeps locomotives and cars, for freight service too, no longer needed in the DB company, and offers them for sale or also for lease. The time period plays no role here. You can lease a locomotive for a few days or also for several years.

All the locomotives get a general inspection, and the maintenance is also taken over by DB Gebrauchtzug. An interesting thing is that the locomotives at DB Gebrauchtzug are constantly given especially striking paint schemes. A class 111 and a class 218 were thus painted in the thoroughly colorful shades of the Tourism train. A special eye-catcher is moreover road number 111 212 that has been in the classic TEE colors since February of 2022 and answers to the name "Loreley". Since it can run at speeds up to 160 km/h / 100 mph, it can be used for various purposes.

This locomotive was retired on May 3, 1984, and it is used to pull special trains, but it is also constantly pulling colorful substitute trains in regional service when the service firms in question have problems with their own rolling stock and locomotives. That is often an irritation for travelers, for railroad fans on the other hand reason for joy, because the unusual trains provide attractive photo subjects. The model railroader also able to use road number 111 212 for all sorts of purposes is also happy.

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