Electric locomotive 185 552 of MRCE, rented out to the National French Railways.
• Design features Nightjet transport labelling
• Pantographs with innovative fastening
• Separately applied windscreen wipers
• Pilots fastened to chassis
• Elaborately printed model
• Switchable headlight / tail light with DIP switch
Together with the DB-185s, these locomotives 185 551 - 557 were the first TRAXX engines approved for use in France. They were delivered to MRCE in 2005/2006 in black livery. The Nightjet transport Paris - Cologne - Vienna was introduced in December 2022. The night connection is operated as a joint venture between the SNCF and the Austrian Federal Railways. Amongst others, specially-designed engines are used to haul the trains.
General data
- Coupling: NEM shaft 362 with close coupling mechanism
- Minimum radius: 358 mm
- Flywheel: yes
- Number of driven axles: 4
- Number of axles with traction tyres: 1
- Article number: 7500053
- Scale: H0
- Epoch: VI
- Railway Company: SNCF
Electrical
- Head light: 3 headlight, dependent on the direction of travel/2 tail lights, dependent on the direction of travel
- LED head light: yes
- Additional light function: yes
- Control: DC Analog
- Interface: Electrical interface for traction units PluX22
Measurements
- Length over buffer: 217 mm
