PKP EN57 
H0
Between 1963 and 1993, the Polish PKP procured 1412 samples of the three-part electric multiple unit EN57 for the 3kV direct current network. The four traction motors in the middle car have an output of 580 kW and accelerate the train to 110 km/h. The technically largely identical series differ from the outside in some cases considerably. After 20 multiple units delivered from the factory as four-car units and designated as EN71, the PKP converted 30 more into four-car units. Manufacturer more…
FS E.652 H0
Italian State railway FS ordered 175 samples of 6 axle electric loco E652 in the late 1980s. The three traction motors work one in each of the three trucks. The motors deliver 5100 kW and enable the locos to reach a maximum speed of 160 km/h. The locos are used for traction of heavy freight and passenger trains on steep grades. Over the years, the E.652 proved itself to be a robust and versatile locomotive and is still in service with Trenitalia today. With its distinctive, angular design and more…
DSB MT H0
Between 1958 and 1960 the Danish State Railways DSB purchased 16 units of the diesel-electric MT series from Frichs. The diesel engine chosen was a 361 kW (at 1400 rpm) 12-cylinder four-stroke Mercedes 820B engine without turbocharging, which generates the energy for the traction motors. With a top speed of 90 km/h and an axle load of only 52.1 tons, the four-axle bogie locomotives were mainly used on secondary lines for pulling light passenger and freight trains. The class MT is a prime more…
SNCF BB7200 H0
Between 1976 and 1985, the French State Railways (SNCF) procured a total of 237 BB 7200 electric locomotives for their 1.5 kV DC lines. These four-axle locomotives, equipped with two TAB 674 motors, deliver 4040 kW, reach a top speed of 160 km/h, and haul both passenger and freight trains. BB 7261–7263 locomotives were upgraded for a maximum speed of 200 km/h. With the increasing modernization and expansion of the TGV network, many locomotives were gradually withdrawn from high-quality more…
SNCF X4750 EAD (Saurer) H0
Between 1978 and 1981, the French SNCF acquired another 40 two-car railcars,, named X4750 EAD. Unlike the previous series, a Saurer S1DHR was used with a hydraulic transmission. The significantly more powerful 412 kW six-cylinder in-line engine accelerated the two-car train to 140 km/h, which provided greater power reserves during operation and increased the durability of the drive components. The crash safety of some cars was improved as early as the 1980s by redesigning the front ends. The more…
DSB Class D H0
The Danish State Railways (DSB) developed the Class D 2-6-0 steam locomotive with the German locomotive manufacturer Henschel. A total of 100 examples of this wet steam freight locomotive rolled off the production line between 1902 and 1922. The 430 kW three-coupled locomotives reached a top speed of 60 km/h. After positive experiences with the locomotives of the 2nd and 3rd series, which were delivered with superheated steam technology or with larger boilers, the DSB decided to convert all more…
BR 225 MTU MA 12V 956 TB10 H0
When DB AG allocated its locomotive series to the newly established business units DB Regio, DB Fernverkehr, and DB Cargo at the end of the 1990s, the steam-heated 215 locomotives were allocated to DB Regio. While DB Regio only needed a few 215 locomotives, but DB Cargo needed to replace many 216 locomotives due for major overhauls, it was decided to sell Regio's surplus 215 locomotives to DB Cargo and upgrade them for further years of freight service by removing the boiler and installing a more…
BR 215 MTU MB 16V 652 TB10 H0
The 215 011-070 and 215 091-150 were equipped ex works with 1900 hp MTU MB 16V 652 TB10 engines. The engines heated their trains with steam generated by a Hagenuk OK 4610 steam boiler (licensed by Vapor Heating). While the boiler only hisses discreetly during operation, a characteristic multiple slapping sound can be heard when it is switched off. Since most DB passenger car types were equipped with both steam and electric train heating, the 215 series could also be used to haul high-quality more…
VT 11.5 H0
For the international TEE service, launched in 1956, the German Federal Railway (DB) procured a total of 19 power cars starting in 1957. Between each pair of power cars, five intermediate cars were coupled together. In addition to compartment and open-plan seating cars, there was also one car with a kitchen and dining area and one with a dining area and bar. Scharfenberg couplers connected the cars. Each power car was driven by a 12-cylinder, four-stroke diesel engine. As in the technically more…
BR 215 MTU MA 12V 956 TB10 H0
The classes (BR) 215 and 218 diesel locomotives of the Western German Railway (DB) are used in mixed service since 1968.
218 101 to 194, 218 242 to 288 were equipped with a 12 cylinder 4 stroke main Diesel from MAN that was later called MTU 12 V 956 TB10 that generates 2500 HP. The 2800 HP version of this motor is called MTU 12 V 956 TB11.
In the late 1980s the exhaust system of BR 218 with the 12 V motor had been optimized. Since 1995 many of the 218 are equipped with motors called "MTU 12 more…