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…
V80 H0
The V80, procured in ten units starting in 1952, was the prototype of all diesel-hydraulic mainline diesel locomotives of the German Federal Railway (DB). These 100 km/h locomotives were intended for light mainline service and heavy shunting and served as testbeds for hydrodynamic transmissions, cardan shaft drives, and diesel engines. The results of these trials contributed to the development of the V100, V200, and V160 series. The diesel engines used were either two 800 hp engines from more…
ADtranz DE AC33C Blue-Tiger H0
With diesel-electric Blue Tiger DE-AC 33C German ADtranz entered the market of heavy freight diesel locos in 1996. After delivery of 30 samples for Pakistan and 20 for Malaysia another 10 were ship to some private railroads in Germany. The prime mover GE 7FDL 12 EFI delivers 2460 kW at 1050 rpm and produces the energy for the six traction motors GE GEB 15. The loco reaches a maximum speed of 120 km/h.
DRG DB 701 407/408 H0
The German Deutsche Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft DRG ordered six samples of electric driven tower cars for maintainance of catenary between 1929 and 1933. The vehicles delivered 105 kW and reached a maximum speed of 65 km/h if driven full electric under wire. During work at catenary the traction motor was powered by batteries.
Braking functions:
F17 - Brake function 1. The locomotive slowly brakes to a standstill with the sound of the brake valve.
Deactivate braking Sound:
F27 - more…
V200.1 H0
Following the twin-engine V200.0, built from 1956 onwards, the DB developed the single-engine V100 with the same engines. The latter also tested a more powerful Mercedes MB 835 Ab engine. Since the V200.0 lacked the power reserves for heavy trains, and the already planned V160s were too weak and the V320s too powerful, Krauss-Maffei was commissioned to further develop the V200 with the more powerful engines. In 1962, the first of the twin-engine diesel-hydraulic V200.1s (designated BR 221 from more…
BR 704 H0
In 1977, based on the VT 627, the German Deutsche Bundesbahn DB ordered five test vehicles of the four-axle catenary inspection rail car 704. The four-axle vehicles, classed as BR 704, had a diesel-hydraulic power transmission. Propulsion was initially provided by two identical, independent drive systems with Deutz twelve-cylinder diesel engines, one of which was replaced by a more modern and lower-emission Deutz engine from 1986 onwards. The 140 km/h four-axle vehicles were intended to replace more…
Vossloh DE18 H0
Since 2010, Vossloh has been offering the diesel-electric G18 for heavy-duty shunting and medium-duty road freight service. The 12-cylinder MTU 12V 4000 R diesel engine delivers 1800 kW at 1800 rpm and generates the energy for the four traction motors that accelerate the locomotive to 120 km/h. So far, 140 examples of the four-axle locomotives with the center driver's cab are rolling in Belgium, Germany, France and Luxembourg. The DE 18 are particularly environmentally friendly as SmartHybrids, more…