Electric locomotive 189 905 of the Rail Traction Company.
* Newly designed sliding contact on pantograph for Italy
* Used in cross-border traffic
* Elaborate roof design
* Headlight with cool white light-emitting diodes (LED)
* New authentic sound
* In digital operation with switchable headlight/tail light
The private rail operator Rail Traction Company (RTC), based in Bolzano, has been providing cross-border freight services for over 20 years. For several years now, RTC and its partner company Lokomotion have each been operating 5 Siemens Class 189 locomotives. These locomotives were purchased from the locomotive rental company MRCE and have been in use for both companies ever since. The RTC locomotives have red zebra stripes, while the Lokomotion locomotives have blue zebra stripes.
General data
| Coupling |
NEM shaft 362 with close coupling mechanism |
| Minimum radius |
358 mm |
| Flywheel |
yes |
| Number of driven axles |
2 |
| Number of axles with traction tyres |
2 |
| Article number |
7520176 |
| EAN |
9005033385170 |
| Scale |
H0 |
| Epoch |
VI |
| Railway Company |
EINSTELLER |
Electrical
| Motor |
5-pole motor |
| Head light |
3 headlight, dependent on the direction of travel/2 tail lights, dependent on the direction of travel |
| LED head light |
yes |
| Additional light function |
yes |
| Control |
AC |
| Interface |
Electrical interface for traction units PluX22 |
| Digital decoder |
PluX22 |
| Sound |
yes |
Measurements
| Length over buffer |
225 mm |
Manual