Diesel Locomotive.
Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) class 290 heavy-duty switch engine. Former class V 90. B-B wheel arrangement. Use: Switching work, hump track work, short routings in freight traffic.
Most Important Facts
| Article No. | 22201 |
|---|---|
| Gauge / Design type | Trix H0 / |
| Era | IV |
| Kind | Diesel Locomotives |
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Highlights
- Centrally mounted powerful can motor.
- All driving axles are powered.
- 21-pin digital connector.
- Maintenance-free LED's for headlights / marker lights.
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Product description
Model: Era IV. The locomotive's frame and most of the body are made of die-cast metal. 21-pole digital connector. Centrally mounted powerful can motor with a bell-shaped armature. 4 axles powered. 2 traction tires. The headlights / marker lights are maintenance-free LED's. The engineer's cab equipment is suggested in relief. Separately applied grab irons. Additional steps are included with the locomotive. NEM coupler pockets. Length over the buffers 164 mm / 6-7/16".
An AC version of this model is available in the Märklin assortment under item no. 37900.
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Publications
- New Items 2005 - Main Catalog 2006
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Prototype information
The V 100 was too light for heavy switching work. This was why the German Federal Railroad ordered a new class from Maschinenbau Kiel (MaK). The V 90 - designated the class 290 from 1968 on - was designed to be closely modeled on the successful V 100 general-purpose locomotive. This was not all that apparent from the outside; the V 90 was more angular than then V 100. However, inside the German Federal Railroad had proven components installed, such as the diesel motor that was used in the V 100/20 (212) and a very similar cardan shaft transmission. On August 4, 1968 the German Federal Railroad gave its approval to the V 90 001. 20 prototype locomotives demonstrated the quality of the design in hard daily switching work. The regular production version had only slight design changes. The German Federal Railroad had taken delivery of a total of 387 regular production units by September 4, 1974 from MaK, Deutz, and Henschel. Procurement ceased when a more powerful variant became available in the form of the 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 the road number 290 408. The class 290 locomotives are still on the motive power roster providing switching service at larger yards and also hauling transfer trains. However, they do not have the original class number. After installation of radio remote control the, DB gave them the class designation 294.
