Roco 70063 electric locomotive E 52 03, DB, Ep. III (incl. sound)

Roco 70063 electric locomotive E 52 03, DB, Ep. III (incl. sound) Product Details

Description

The DRG procured a heavy electric locomotive to haul long passenger trains on the electrified Bavarian main lines. Out of numerous designs, a 2'BB2' locomotive was chosen, which was to have the same motors as the planned BR E 91 freight locomotive. This new design departed from the previous design of electric locomotives with a slow-running large motor and opted for four smaller electric motors. Each drive unit group has two motors. A countershaft drives a jackshaft via inclined crank rods, which is coupled to two driving axles by coupling rods. The locomotive, which at 140 tons was one of the heaviest electric locomotives ever built in Germany, had an output of 2,200 kW and a top speed of 90 km/h.

The manufacturers delivered the locomotives in 1924/1925 to the DRG's Bavarian Group Administration, which put them into service as class EP 5 with the numbers 21 501-535. In 1927 they were given the designation E 52 01-35. The 29 units remaining with the Bundesbahn after the war were designated as class 152 from 1968. In February 1973, the DB retired the last representative of this class, the 152 014.

Features:

• Gauge: H0
• Era: III
• Railroad company: DB
• Minimum radius: 358 mm
• Length over buffers: 198 mm
• Number of powered axles: 4
• Number of axles with traction tires: 2
• Coupling: NEM 362 shaft with KK kinematics
• Headlights: 3-light headlights that change over with the direction of travel, one red end signal
• Interior lighting: Yes, LED, digitally switchable, cab lighting
• Interface: Electric interface for PluX22 locomotives
• Power system: 2L - Digital
• Digital decoder: PluX22
• Decoder type: MX645P22
• Prototypical drive concept
• Finest metal spoked wheels
• Brake blocks exactly at wheel arch level
• Reproduction of the lubrication pump drive
• Functional reproduction of the dummy shaft
• Epoch III version in bottle green paint finish
• Finely detailed model with many separately attached plug-in parts
• In digital operation with individually switchable headlights or marker lights and cab lighting
• Snap-on ladders in the correct length. They ensure operation on different model railroad radii