Prototype: German State Railroad (DR) electric locomotive, road number 243 357-1, B-B wheel arrangement, built from 1984 onwards, and 2 type Rgs 3910 flat cars loaded with three 20-foot mail containers. The train looks as it did around 1990.
Highlights
Model: The loco has a body and frame constructed of die-cast zinc. The loco has a built-in digital decoder and sound generator for operation with mfx and DCC. It also has a motor with a flywheel, 4 axles powered, and traction tires. The headlights and marker lights change over with the direction of travel. Warm-white LEDs are used, and there is cab lighting and headlight that changes over with the direction of travel. All of the lighting can be controlled digitally. The loco and cars have a close coupler mechanism. The flat cars are loaded with 20-foot mail containers.
The set includes a Mobile Station, a track connection box, a switched mode power pack 230 V/30 VA, and an oval of track with curved tracks of radius 2. Space required: 90 x 47 cm / 35-3/8 x 18-1/2.
Total length over buffers 352 mm / 13-27/32.
Digital Functions
| DCC | SX2 | SX | MFX | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Headlight(s) | * | * | ||
| Locomotive whistle | * | * | ||
| Electric locomotive op. sounds | * | * | ||
| Engineer's cab lighting | * | * | ||
| Direct control | * | * | ||
| Sound of squealing brakes off | * | * | ||
| Rear Headlights off | * | * | ||
| Whistle for switching maneuver | * | * | ||
| Front Headlights off | * | * | ||
| Station Announcements | * | * | ||
| Conductor's Whistle | * | * | ||
| Compressor | * | * | ||
| Blower motors | * | * | ||
| Letting off Air | * | * | ||
| Horn | * | * | ||
| Special sound function | * | * | ||
| Sanding | * | * | ||
| Doors Closing | * | * | ||
| Station Announcements | * | * | ||
| Station Announcements | * | * | ||
| Train announcement | * | * | ||
| Train announcement | * | * | ||
| Train announcement | * | * | ||
| Train announcement | * | * | ||
| Train announcement | * | * | ||
| Rail Joints | * | * | ||
| Sound of uncoupling | * | * | ||
| Headlight(s) | * | * |
