Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) class E 40. B-B wheel arrangement, built starting in 1959. Use: Passenger and freight trains. Product description Model: Era III. The locomotive comes with a digital connector, a 5-pole can motor with a flywheel, 4 axles powered, and a close coupler mechanism. Length over the buffers 103 mm / 4-1/16". Publications Cars to go with this locomotive can be found under item no. 15501. Publications - Main Catalog 2006 - New Items 2006 - Main Catalog 2007/2008 - Main Catalog 2008/2009 Prototype information The German Federal Railroad acquired a general-purpose locomotive in the class E 40, which was chiefly intended for heavy freight trains, but which also turned out to be excellent in passenger train service. The technical design was pretty much the same as the class E 10.1, only the gear reduction and the brake system were adapted to the different application. The very successful design and the large number of locomotives purchased led to wide use of this class, which was at home on almost all of the German Federal Railroad's electrified routes. Features dEra III FLarge digital connection (Selectrix-Decoder 66833) PTriple headlights and two red marker lights that change over with the direction of travel. YMetal locomotive frame XPower supply can be switched to operate from catenary 1With NEM coupler pocket and mechanism for close couplers Warning ATTENTION: not for children under 3 years
