Product Features and Details
Model Details:
- 5-pole motor
- All axles driven
- Standard shaft to NEM 355
- Front light changes according to direction of travel
Since the GDR was only permitted to build locomotives with up to 2,000 HP under RGW contracts, the order was given to the “23 August Locomotive Factory” in Bucharestin 1974. When the locomotives had been delivered in two designs, the construction of BR 119-type diesel-hydraulic locomotives commenced in 1978. These locomotives had two machine systems and electric train heating, so they were initially trouble-proneand not very reliable. After several changes and the replacement of the engines and gears, the BR 119s – which could achieve speeds of up to 120 km/h – were also used for passenger trains.
