Roco HO 7300032 Diesel locomotive class V 180 DR era IV DC 2024 New Item

Diesel locomotive 118 514 of the railway company of the German Democratic Republic (Deutsche Reichsbahn).

- Reserve locomotive for GDR government train
- 4-axis design with fine wheelsets
- With round door cutout
- Finely detailed model with many separately attached plug-in parts
- With horizontal handle rails at the front
- Switchable headlight/tail light with DIP switch

They were normal production locomotives, yet they were protected like a state treasure - the government locomotives of the GDR. The home depot of the three government locomotives was the Lichtenberg depot and this belonged to the Ostbahnhof depot as an deployment centre after 1970. What was not so well known is that there was another class V180 / 118 in government service. The 118 514 was a reserve locomotive and served in various depots in the Berlin area and was only used as a government locomotive in emergencies. When one of the three main R-train locomotives had to stay in the RAW, the 118 514 was "detached" from normal scheduled service to the R-train brigade.

General data

Coupling	NEM shaft 362 with close coupling mechanism
Minimum radius	358 mm
Flywheel	yes
Number of driven axles	4
Number of axles with traction tyres	1
Article number	7300032
Scale	H0
Epoch	IV
Railway Company	DR

Electrical

Motor	5-pole motor
Head light	3 headlight, dependent on the direction of travel/2 tail lights, dependent on the direction of travel
LED head light	yes
Additional light function	yes
Control	DC Analog
Interface	Electrical interface for traction units PluX22

Measurements

Length over buffer

224 mm