Diesel electric double locomotive D311.02 of the German Armed Forces (1933-45).
â– Elaborate printing with winter camouflage
â– Rich detailing on the model with separately applied plug-in parts
â– Large socket at each end of the locomotive
â– Frame trims with 8 sandboxes each
â– Headlights with blackout lamps, depending on driving direction
â– Driver's cab and engine room lighting installed; switchable in digital mode
â– When operating on digital layouts, both halves of the locomotive must be equipped with a Next18 decoder!
Between 1941 and 1942, four double locomotives of the type D 311 were put into operation by the German Armed Forces. The locomotive designated D 311.02 a/b shunted the "Dora", the largest railway gun ever built on the Crimean peninsula, together with its sister locomotive D 311.01 a/b. Locomotives D 311.03 and 04 were intended to be used with the "Heavy Gustav 2" guns and probably served in the West. A fifth and sixth double locomotive was still ordered from Krupp but could not be built anymore due to the war events.
| Specifications: |
| General data |
| Coupling |
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NEM shaft 355 with close coupling mechanism |
| Minimum radius |
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192 mm |
| Number of axles with traction tyres |
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2 |
| Number of driven axles |
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2 |
| Flywheel |
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yes |
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| Electrical |
| Interface |
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Electrical interface for traction units Next18 |
| Head light |
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Both sides of the vehicle are equipped with direction dependent triple headlights. |
| LED head light |
|
yes |
| Measurements |
| Length over buffer |
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141 mm |
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