Diesel locomotive 217 003 of the German Federal Railways.
New design!
* All modifications correctly reproduced in the model
* Separately applied plug-in parts, in part using etching technology
* With switchable headlight/rear light, driver's cab lighting and machine room lighting in digital mode
Class 217 of the German Federal Railways (DB) was a more powerful advancement of the well-known V-160 family and was a technical interim solution to meet a specific operational need: the use of heavy push-pull trains with electric train heating on non-electrified lines.Between 1965 and 1968, a total of 15 locomotives were built by Krauss-Maffei. These engines are considered the technical precursors of the later class 218, which was equipped with an integrated heating generator at the factory. The locomotives were divided into so-called prototypes (217 001 – 003) and pre-series machines (217 011 – 022).
General data
| Coupling |
NEM shaft 362 with close coupling mechanism |
| Minimum radius |
358 mm |
| Flywheel |
yes |
| Number of driven axles |
3 |
| Number of axles with traction tyres |
2 |
| Article number |
7320068 |
| EAN |
9005033073848 |
| Scale |
H0 |
| Epoch |
IV |
| Railway Company |
DB |
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 |
| Interior lighting |
Yes, LED, Digital switchable, Driver's cab lighting, Engine room lighting |
| Control |
AC |
| Interface |
Electrical interface for traction units PluX22 |
| Digital decoder |
PluX22 |
| Sound |
yes |
Measurements
| Length over buffer |
189 mm |
Manual