Description
Diesel locomotive 218 308 of the Deutsche Bundesbahn.
In oxide red livery
Locomotive fronts with different DB logo variants
Exact reproduction of the roof design
Separately applied parts, some of them etched
Model features authentic low flanges
Wheel sets with 1.2 mm high flanges available as spare parts (items 145433 and 145435)
In digital operation with switchable headlight/tail light, driver's cab and engine room illumination
The 218 308 belongs to the third production series of the Class 218. It was built by the company Krupp in Essen and accepted and registered on 12 September 1974 at the Bundesbahn repair depot in Bremen. Its first assigned depot was Regensburg, where it was based until 23 September 1983. From 24 September 1983 to 4 November 2000, it was based at the Mühldorf depot, a period the model also depicts.
A distinctive feature of the 218 308 was that it remained in service for a very long time in the purple-red livery (RAL 3004), even during the DB AG era after 1994, until December 1998. It also features a Voith ventilation system with its characteristic sound. Another notable feature was that, until 1994, the old Bundesbahn logo (without a border) was still displayed on the front of cab No. 2, and only disappeared with the introduction of the new red DB AG logos in 1994.
- 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: 7310117
- EAN: 9005033395926
- Scale: H0
- Epoch: IV
- Railway Company: DB
General data
- 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: DC Digital
- Interface: Electrical interface for traction units PluX22
- Digital decoder: PluX22
- Sound: yes
Electrical
- Length over buffer: 189 mm
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