BR250 DR / BR155 
H0
To haul fast and heavy passenger and freight trains on electrified main lines, the Deutsche Reichsbahn (DR) developed the Class 250 electric locomotives in the early 1970s. With a power output of 5400 kW, the 273 six-axle locomotives built between 1974 and 1984 were the most powerful electric locomotives in the DR's fleet. Reaching speeds of up to 125 km/h, the Class 250 could even haul express trains, as the maximum permissible line speed in East Germany was 120 km/h. Classified as Class 155 more…
BR243 DR / BR143 H0
In the late 1970s DR in German Democratic Republic ordered an multi-purpose electric loco. 646 units were produced. The four motor BR 243 (renumbered for BR 143 in 1994) reaches a maximum speed of 120 km/h. In Western Germany 143 successfully replaced worn out electrics BR 140/141 and 110 in commuter service.
Engineer/driver mode:
F4 - Pantograph up / down (only available in Engineer/driver mode). Engineer/driver mode switch on with CV170 = 1, Engineer/driver mode switch off with CV170 = more…
SNCF BB 26000 H0
Between 1988 and 1998, the French national railway company SNCF purchased 234 BB26000 electric locomotives. Designed for operation with 1.5 kV direct current and 25 kV/50 Hz alternating current, these four-axle locomotives produce 5600 kW. Their two traction motors accelerate the locomotives, known as Sybics, to 200 km/h. After the SNCF was divided into business units, 139 locomotives, the majority of which went to the Fret freight division, and 20 to long-distance services. 14 were allocated more…
Class 350 H0
Siemens developed four-car electric multiple units known as Class 350 on the Desiro platform. The vehicles, which were purchased from 2004 onwards, have an output of 1500 kW and can be powered either by the direct current rail next to the track or by the 25 kV overhead line. The top speed of the first two series is 180 km/h, while series 3 and 4 are approved for 160 km/h.
F1 will activate the driving sound with the third rail
F2 will activate the driving sound with pantograph
F17 will bring more…
FS E.428 H0
Starting in 1934, the Italian State Railways (FS) purchased a total of 242 E.428s for express train service on the direct-current electrified regional lines. Eight paired motors powered the four driving axles, producing a combined output of 2,800 kW. Two leading bogies reduced the axle load of the 135-ton, 130 km/h locomotives. The three series differ significantly in the driver's cab area. By 1989 the last machines were retired.
Heavy load operation:
F5 - Activates heavy load operation. more…
Class 450 H0
Siemens developed four-car electric multiple units called Class 450 on the Desiro platform. The vehicles, which were purchased from 2001 onwards, have an output of 1500 kW and draw their operating voltage from the side power rail next to the track. The maximum speed of the 127 vehicles is 160 km/h. The four-car units are used on London's busy suburban routes.
F17 slows down the locomotive slowly. With CV165 = value 0-5 you can switch between different brake squeals.
F29 and CV 168 = value more…
DB BR420 H0
Since the three-car S-Bahn railcars were introduced for the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, the ET420 are often referred to as Olympic railcars. With the thyristor cut control, DB was breaking new technical ground at the time. Since the power of 2400 kW was transmitted to all twelve axles, the 420 equipped with a suspension drive showed very good acceleration. The three prototypes were followed by eight series, in which minor changes were incorporated. The last two series had swivel sliding more…
ET423 S-Bahn DB AG, IGBT H0
As successors to the ET423 S-Bahn multiple units, DB AG procured a total of 462 four-car electric multiple units of the 423 series starting in 1998. Unlike their predecessors, which had two bogies per car, the 423 cars were supported by a Jakobs bogie at the transitions. The 2350 kW four-car units reached speeds of 140 km/h. The first 190 units were equipped with GTO converters, which were housed in a separate container under the vehicle floor. The 423s are used in the Rhine-Main, Cologne, more…
ET423 S-Bahn DB AG, GTO H0
As successors to the ET423 S-Bahn multiple units, DB AG procured a total of 462 four-car electric multiple units of the 423 series starting in 1998. Unlike their predecessors, which had two bogies per car, the 423 cars were supported by a Jakobs bogie at the transitions. The 2350 kW four-car units reached speeds of 140 km/h. The first 190 units were equipped with GTO converters, which were housed in a separate container under the vehicle floor. The 423s are used in the Rhine-Main, Cologne, more…
SBB Re450 H0
The Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) commissioned the Re 450 series to be developed for use with double-decker trains on the Zurich S-Bahn network. Technically, the locomotive is based on the KTU converter-type Re 4/4 locomotive developed for several private railways. Unlike these, the S-Bahn locomotive has only one driver's cab and no conventional buffers or drawbars, but instead features automatic couplers. The 115 four-axle, 3000 kW locomotives, purchased in several series, reach a top speed of more…