diesel loco 261 652 DB DC/AC Digital Sound

Brand
ESU
gauge
HO gauge	16,5mm
power supply
DC
AC
product type
diesel loco
technical & model details
special features	PowerPack Storage Capacitor
running number	160 610
friction tires	ja
interior lighting	driver cab and driver desk
interior details	driver cab
couplers	Digital remote-controlled coupling in NEM socket
light	3-light peak signal & 2 tail lights, changing with direction of travel
scale	1:87
with motor	ja
smoke generator	ja
flywheel	ja
Age notice	not suitable under 14 years
digital & sound
factory fitted Digital Sound
country
Germany	DB
era (continental)
era IV (1965-1990)

Model: H0 gauge AC/DC. Chassis, structure, engine, gearbox, grinder including recording, smoke unit, lighting, digital clutch, loudspeaker and all details have been newly developed. The lamp inserts have vertical engravings to match the impression of DB standard lanterns.
Converting from AC (factory setting) to DC operation is done by removing the center grinder and switching a small slide switch directly in front of the front axle.
The digitally remote-controlled, electromagnetic coupling sits in a standard shaft, is height-adjustable in two stages and, if necessary, can be easily exchanged or replaced with any coupling without soldering thanks to the plug.
The newly designed smoke generator produces a larger steam output.
The LokSound 5 decoder is completely new. Silky driving characteristics and a range of useful functions and adjustment options delight the railway operator. There is a “heavy pull” function in which the acceleration and braking times are doubled and the motor acoustically works at a higher speed. With the "locomotive brake" the locomotive goes into idle and brakes a little more - if necessary until it comes to a standstill - regardless of the speed controller position. During shunting operations, the locomotive accelerates and decelerates more than in normal operation.

Prototype: In the 1950s, the German Federal Railway DB planned to purchase a large number of three-axle shunting locomotives in order to modernize the shifting service. The decision was made to use a drive with coupling rods and a jackshaft. With a maximum speed of 60 km/h on the route, the locomotive was just as fast as the through freight trains that were common at the time, and took advantage of the permitted speed on branch lines. The coal-fired warming oven (Dofa oven) was only used to keep the parked V60 warm. From the 1990s onwards, the DB replaced the ovens with warming devices powered by external power, which eliminated the ovens at the front end below the right circulation. Further external changes included the installation of industrial magnets from the mid-1960s and from 1985 the majority of locomotives were equipped with automatic couplings. Internally at DB, the series machines are divided into light and heavy locomotives. Externally, the two types do not differ. The heavy version, which weighs 54 t, has a larger frame than the light locomotive, which weighs only 48 t. With the introduction of computer-friendly designations in 1968, the light locomotives were given the series number 260, the heavy ones were listed as 261. Until the early 1980s, the locomotives of both series had to be manned by staff trained as locomotive drivers. By reclassifying the locomotives into the 360 and 361 series in 1987, the DB assigned the machines to small locomotives and created the job title locomotive shunter for the shunters trained as locomotive personnel. The machines equipped with automatic clutch (AK) and radio remote control were given the designation 364 (light type) and 365 (heavy type). The BR 362 and 363 were only created in 1992 and refer to locomotives that were equipped with the Caterpillar engine 3412 DI-TA instead of the original Maybach GTO 6 / GTO 6A.