diesel loco BR 216 V160 130 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	216 012
friction tires	ja
interior lighting	driver cab and driver desk
interior details	Führerstand
couplers	NEM 362 coupler pocket, short coupling mechanism, bracket couplings
Length (mm)	184
light	3-light peak signal & 2 tail lights, changing with direction of travel
scale	1:87
with motor	5-pin
smoke generator	ja
flywheel	ja
Age notice	not suitable under 14 years
digital & sound
factory fitted Digital Sound
country
Germany	Wiebe
era (continental)
era VI (since 2007)

Model: Gauge H0 DC AC. Redesigned frame and housing; Structure and frame of metal; openwork ventilation grilles in the roof, etched play grids; multi-part bogie panels with real steel springs; separately applied grab bars and steps; spring loaded buffers; Coupling in a guide NEM shaft; five-pole ESU motor with two flywheels; Drive via cardan / worm gear on three axes, two traction tires; LokSound 5 decoder for DCC, Motorola®, M4 and Selectrix operation; Independent registration at control centers with RailComPlus® or mfx functionality, PowerPack storage capacitor for uninterruptible power supply, loudspeaker with large sound capsule for maximum sound enjoyment; Universal electronics with plug-in slider and slide switch for switching between two-wire and middle-wire operation; Smoke generator synchronized with the locomotive sound; digitized original sounds of a 216; sensor-controlled cornering noises when cornering slowly; light change depending on the direction of travel, headlights on the train can be switched off, shunting, driver's cab and driver's desk lighting Braking sparks when braking sharply; Pipette for filling the smoke generator and a second coupling are included; minimum drivable radius = 360 mm.

Prototype: The DB diesel locomotive range of types from the 1950s had a gap between the 1,100 hp V100 and the twin-engine V200, which the Federal Railroad filled with the single-engine V160 from 1960. In order to achieve the desired maximum axle load of only 18.5 t, consistent lightweight construction was necessary. Nine of the ten pre-series machines, affectionately known as Lollo because of the conspicuous rounding of the front sides after the Italian film actress Gina Lollobrigida, were handed over to the DB in August 1960. The tenth received an angular forehead that was inexpensive to manufacture, but by keeping the frame it made for a less than attractive appearance. The V160s, which were built in series from 1964, then had a continuous frame and have shaped the image of DB mainline diesel locomotives ever since. The Daimler-Benz type MB 839 Bb (later MTU MB16 V 652 TB) was chosen as the drive motor. The 1900 hp sixteen-cylinder unit had a turbocharger and charge air cooling and accelerated the V160 to 120 km / h. Since the Federal Railroad did not see the necessity of equipping all V160s with multiple traction and push-pull control, these facilities were only installed in V160 026-035, 083-104, 130-169 and 185-199. You can safely send your ESU models over the system by push-pull train. The V160s proved to be very reliable right from the start and were used before freight, passenger and even express trains. The four-axle vehicles were also expected to be able to transport passenger trains, for which the stronger and faster V200 was intended. In freight transport, for example, the locomotives had to prove themselves as replacements for failed steam 44s. When in 1977 the last of the heavy five-couplers left the DB and new 218s were delivered at the same time, the number of 216 in the Ruhr area was increased and the locomotives were increasingly used in freight traffic.