{"product_id":"esu-31435-ho-diesel-locomotive-kg230-5-vtg-red-era-v-prototype-around-1998-loksound-smoke-unit-automatic-coupler-dc-ac","title":"ESU 31435 HO Diesel Locomotive KG230, 5 VTG, red, Era V, prototype around 1998, LokSound, Smoke unit, Automatic coupler, DC\/AC","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMetal body and chassis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePerforated fan grilles on the front of the long hood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFinely detailed, multi-colored driver's cab\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNumerous separately applied details on the chassis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeparately applied and partially perforated steps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFreestanding handrails\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSprung buffers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInstalled driver figure\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeight-adjustable digital shunting coupler for all loop couplers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoreless motor with flywheel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDrive on both axles, one traction tire\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLokSound 5 decoder for DCC, Motorola®, M4 and Selectrix® operation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAutomatic registration with control units with RailComPlus® functionality\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePowerPack storage capacitor for uninterrupted power supply\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpeaker with large sound chamber for maximum sound enjoyment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUniversal electronics with plug-in pickup shoe and slide switch for switching between two-rail and center-rail operation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSmoke generator synchronized with LokSound\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDigitized original sounds of a locomotive with an air-cooled 12-cylinder Deutz A12 L 714 engine or a water-cooled locomotive with a BA6M-716 Deutz diesel engine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDirectional lighting, switchable headlight on the train side, shunting, cab and control panel lighting, 31431 and 31439 with flashing light\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrake sparks during hard braking\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChassis lighting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLength over buffers = 92.3 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStarting in 1962, German manufacturer Deutz offered the two-axle diesel-hydraulic KG 230 B in the Köf III power class. KG stands for small locomotive with cardan shaft drive, 230 for the power in hp, and B for the wheel arrangement. The in-house air-cooled twelve-cylinder A12L714 engine produced 230 hp at 2000 rpm. The seven KG 230s built for explosion-sensitive factories were equipped with a water-cooled six-cylinder diesel engine. The transmissions of most locomotives were set to a top speed of between 20 and 30 km\/h for the sake of tractive power. Depending on the track layout, customers had additional metal installed in the frame area, allowing the locomotives to be ordered with a weight of 26 to 36 tons. The two locomotives of Bayernhafen AG, the BEHALA locomotives, even had multi-control systems. Despite their advanced age, many of the two-axle locomotives still in use today still have their original engines. Since most companies owned only a few traction units, they were kept in good technical condition, as they could not be spared. The list of owners reads like a who's who of major European industries: BP, VTG, Thyssen-Krupp, Mannesmann, Feldmühle AG, Rheinpreußen, to name just a few. The well-known private railway HVLE even painted its KG 275 in its well-known company colors. Port logistics, for example, at Luxport in Luxembourg town Wasserbillig, also relied on the stability and tractive power of the air-cooled two-axle locomotives. The high quality of the construction is demonstrated by the fact that the locomotives are not scrapped but resold when there is no longer any demand.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ESU","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51840941293848,"sku":"IC-ESU-31435","price":537.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0753\/7023\/4136\/files\/esu-31435-ho-diesel-locomotive-kg230-5-vtg-red-era-v-prototype-around-1998-loksound-smoke-unit-automatic-coupler-dc-ac-european-locomotives-646.jpg?v=1777011491","url":"https:\/\/ictrainsandhobbies.com\/products\/esu-31435-ho-diesel-locomotive-kg230-5-vtg-red-era-v-prototype-around-1998-loksound-smoke-unit-automatic-coupler-dc-ac","provider":"InterCity Trains and Hobbies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}