Roco HO 7310072 Diesel locomotive 68540 SNCF era IV DC 2025 New Item

Diesel locomotive 68540 of the French State Railways.

- Version as a museum locomotive with raised numbers
- Finely detailed ventilation grilles
- Triple headlights
- In digital operation with switchable high beam and separately switchable headlights/taillights and driver's cab illumination
- Sound version equipped with two loudspeakers

Between 1963 and 1968, forty A1A-A1A 68500 class locomotives were built for heavy passenger and goods traffic by the French State Railways (SNCF). They differ from the A1A-A1A 68000 series only in terms of their engine. The engine is a less powerful AGO V 12 from SACM.
The current locomotive, with running number 68540, was delivered to the SNCF in 1965. It was built by CFAL (mechanical part), CEM (electrical equipment) and CCM (diesel motor) as A1A-A1A 68039. In December 2002, the Sulzer engine was replaced by an AGO V 12 and the locomotive was redesignated A1A-A1A 68540.
In 2011, the locomotive was taken over by the AAATV Centre Val-de-Loire association and restored to its historic blue livery. In this condition, the locomotive is still in use in front of special trains.

General data

Coupling	NEM shaft 362 with close coupling mechanism
Minimum radius	358 mm
Flywheel	yes
Number of driven axles	6
Number of axles with traction tyres	2
Article number	7310072
Scale	H0
Epoch	IV
Railway Company	SNCF

Electrical

Head light	Two direction dependent tail lights and dual headlights.
LED head light	yes
Additional light function	yes
Interior lighting	Yes, LED, Digital switchable, Driver's cab lighting
Interface	Electrical interface for traction units PluX22
Digital decoder	PluX22
Sound	yes
Buffer capacitor	yes

Measurements

Length over buffer

207 mm