Under reference ESU 31014, here is the Series 218 137 diesel locomotive, in HO 1/87th scale, in digital sound smoke version!
What are the main features?
- Miniature locomotive of length excluding buffers 188.5 mm, which inscribes a radius in curve of 360 mm, put into service during the era IV (circa 1989), in a livery orange and white, by the German railway company Citybahn DB.
- Pipette to fill smoke generator supplied.
What digital options does it offer?
- Motor fitted with a decoder ESU LokSound 5 for DCC, Motorola, M4 and SelecTrix operation.
- Sound effects are digitised from a Class 218 locomotive.
- Loudspeaker with large sound chamber, for optimum hearing experience.
- Automatic recording at control stations, thanks to RailComPlus functionality.
- PowerPack storage capacitor for uninterrupted power supply.
- NEM shaft with short coupling mechanism
What about the mechanism?
- 5-pole ESU motor with 2 flywheels.
- Drive mechanism via cardan shaft and worm gear, driven with three axles and two traction tires.
- Universal electronics with slide switch to switch from two-rail mode (DC) to three-rail mode (AC).
- Synchronised smoke generator with LokSound decoder.
- Sensor-controlled wheel squeal during low-speed cornering for added realism.
- Sparks from the wheels during hard braking.
What are the aesthetic aspects?
- Metal bodywork and chassis.
Openwork ventilation grids on roof, engraved gangway grid
Multi-part bogie sides with real steel springs
Separately applied support bars and steps
