Diesel Locomotive.
| Article No. | 12581 |
|---|---|
| Gauge | Minitrix |
| Era | III |
| Kind | Diesel Locomotives |
Highlights
- New road number.
- Very affordable.
Product description
Model: Era III. The locomotive has a digital connector. The motor has a flywheel. 3 axles powered. Length over the buffers 67 mm / 2-5/8".
Publications
- Main Catalog 2007/2008 - Summer New Items 2007 - Main Catalog 2008/2009 - Main Catalog 2009/2010Prototype information
Class sequence: V60, 260, 261, 360, 361, 362, 363, 364, 365. Starting in 1956, the DB's standard switch engine was introduced under the descriptive class designation V 60. This meant: combustion powered locomotive with approximately 600 hp - it was actually 650 hp. Starting in 1968, these locomotives were given computer numbers: class 260 for the standard version with a service weight of 49 metric tons, class 261 for the heavier version with a weight of 53 metric tons. In 1987, these units were all "degraded" to small locomotives in order to save personnel costs for locomotive engineers. The class numbers from then on were 360 and 361. At the same time, these switch engines were retrofitted with radio remote control. They could now be operated unmanned from the ground and were given the new class numbers 364 and 365. Starting in 1997, these remote controlled locomotives were updated with new motors - they are now called the class 362 and 363. Of a total of almost 1,000 V 60 locomotives built, around 400 units are still in use today - after almost 50 years an unparalleled success.