Gauge Minitrix - Article No. 16297

Class 290 Diesel Locomotive

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) heavy diesel switch engine, road number 290 188-2. Crimson basic paint scheme. The locomotive looks as it did around 1980. Use: Switching work and freight trains.

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Class 290 Diesel Locomotive
Class 290 Diesel Locomotive
Class 290 Diesel Locomotive
Class 290 Diesel Locomotive

Most Important Facts

Article No. 16297
Gauge / Design type Minitrix /
Era IV
Kind Diesel Locomotives
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Highlights

  • Body and frame constructed of metal.
  • Cab lighting.
  • Digital sound.
  • Product description

    Model: The locomotive has a built-in digital decoder and sound generator for operation with DCC and Selectrix. The motor has a flywheel. 4 axles powered. Traction tires. The triple headlights and dual red marker lights change over with the direction of travel, will work in conventional operation, and can be controlled digitally. The locomotive has cab lighting. It also has separately applied grab irons.
    Length over the buffers 89 mm / 3-1/2".

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    One-time series.

  • Publications

    - Summer New Items Minitrix 2020 - Main Catalog Minitrix 2020/2021
  • Prototype information

    The V 100 was too light for heavy switching work. This was why the German Federal Railroad commissioned a new class from the firm Maschinenbau Kiel (MaK). The V 90 - designated the class 290 from 1968 on - was to be closely based on the successful V 100 general-purpose locomotive. This was not very apparent externally; the V 90 was more angular than the V 100. However, inside the German Federal Railroad had proven components installed, such as the diesel prime mover that worked in the V 100.20 (212) and a very similar universal joint drive shaft. On August 4, 1968, the German Federal Railroad accepted road number V 90 001. Twenty pre-production locomotives demonstrated the quality of the design in hard daily switching work. The regular production version had only slight design changes. By September 4, 1974, the German Federal Railroad had taken delivery of 387 regular production units from MaK, Deutz, and Henschel. Procurement came to a halt, since a more powerful variant was ready in the form of the class 291. Road number 290 999 was a locomotive that the German Federal Railroad leased from the military. It was purchased in 1990 and the German Federal Railroad assigned it road number 290 408. Today, these locomotives are working at all larger switchyards and are also providing motive power for transfer trains. However, they do not have their original road numbers. After installation of radio remote control, the DB designated them the class 294.

  • Digital Functions

    DCC SX2 SX MFX
    Headlight(s)
    Engineer’s cab lighting
    Diesel locomotive op. sounds
    Warning Sound
    Direct control
    Sound of squealing brakes off
    Rear Headlights off
    Front Headlights off
    Sanding
    Horn
    Brake Compressor
    Cab Radio
    Bell
    Sound of Couplers Engaging

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