Product Features and Details
Prototype: German Federal Railroad Passenger Train: Diesel locomotive series 216 of the German Federal Railroad. BB wheel arrangement. 3 different express train passenger cars in color ocean blue / ivory.
Model: The locomotive has 14-pin digital connector, 5-pole motor. 4 axles powered, traction tires, ride with the direction of signal. Car with a close coupler mechanism. Total length of the train 595 mm. Track oval 94 x 44 cm, station set with two curved turnouts and a passing siding and shunting set with an uncoupler. Driving device, switching power supply and connection material.
"50 years 216 series" (series until 1968 Series V 160) The looming end of steam traction and higher transportation services prompted the DB in the late 1950s, as part of its extended type program a general-purpose locomotive medium power (1,900 hp ) to commission. As design features were defined: a single-engine, four-axle bogie locomotive with diesel hydraulic power transmission, a top speed of at least 120 km / h and train heating sufficient for an express train of ten cars. During the test operation with the ten prototypes showed that various components such as the drive shafts had been insufficiently dimensioned. This could be improved with the construction of the 1964 regular production delivered with reinforced components. Furthermore, the manufacturing technology simpler front end of the V 160 010 was taken and abandoned the welded lightweight steel construction for cost savings. Between the two soundproof cabs, the engine compartment was with drive system, radiator group and ölgefeuertem once-through boiler for train heating. He was accessible by a side corridor. The power transfer was carried out by a Voith hydrodynamic transmission, which had to be developed for engines in this performance class. Since the series delivery and a heavier 1,900 hp engine was to be fitted, the weight of the locomotives rose by about three tons. With an axle load of 20 t, an insert of 160 V on branch lines came practically out of the question. However, since this interim enough V 100 were available, this was not a problem. By 1969 a total of 214 regular production series V, 160 (1968: BR 216) of the companies Krupp, Henschel, Klockner-Humboldt-Deutz (KHD), Krauss-Maffei and Maschinenbau AG Kiel (MaK) delivered, of which about half was multiple unit control. Over time, improvements were still taken to control noise by isolating the cabs, elastic mounting of the motor and mounting effective silencer. The regular production of the 216 series, in February 2004 with the termination of the last five machines were discharged. Seven machines were given as 226 series Scharfenberg couplers and even a reprieve as ICE Abschlepploks. In addition, the steam generator for train heating Webasto parking heaters and corresponding balancing weights had to give way. The last two of these so modified locomotives acknowledged in July 2005 the service. Some 216er began a second career in private railways or construction companies (mainly in Italy).
Expandable with the huge track extension set 14301 and with the entire Minitrix track program. All turnouts can be retrofitted with electric drives 14934/14935. The cars can be retrofitted with 66616 LED interior lighting.
