Piko 21062 Expert DB BR119 Electric Locomotive IV (DCC-Sound) HO Gauge

Expert DB BR119 Electric Locomotive IV (DCC-Sound) 1:87 scale model produced by Piko. This model is ready-to-run straight out of the box and would make a excellent addition to any model railway collection. Features: DCC Sound Model Best suited to Epoch IV Model Railways This model mainly operates in Germany This model is decorated in DB company markings This model is best suited to 358mm radius curves Details The DRG Class E 18 was a high-speed electric locomotive developed for the Deutsche Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft to haul express passenger trains on Germany’s electrified main lines. Construction took place between 1935 and 1939, with two additional locomotives completed in 1954–1955, bringing total production to 63 units. The class was built by a consortium including AEG, Krupp and Lokomotivfabrik Floridsdorf. The E 18 featured a 1'Do1' wheel arrangement and operated on 15 kV 16? Hz AC overhead supply. With a maximum speed of 150 km/h, it ranked among the fastest electric locomotives of its time. Its streamlined body, high-speed gearing and powerful traction motors made it ideal for long-distance express services, particularly in southern Germany. After the Second World War, surviving locomotives were divided between Deutsche Bundesbahn, Deutsche Reichsbahn (East Germany) and the Austrian Federal Railways. Under later renumbering systems, DB examples became Class 118, while Austrian locomotives were classified as ÖBB Class 1018. Modernisation programmes extended their working lives, with final withdrawals occurring in the 1980s.