Roco 7520082 H0 electric locomotive E 469.1, CSD, Ep.IV, AC-Sound

Roco 7520082 H0 electric locomotive E 469.1, CSD, Ep.IV, AC-Sound Product Details

Description

At the beginning of the 1960s, the former Czechoslovakian State Railways (CSD) had a need for new, powerful freight electric locomotives for the 3 kV DC system in the north and east of the country. Experience with the E 499.0 and E 499.1 series locomotives - originally developed as universal locomotives - showed that they could be better utilized in passenger train service. As a result, the E 499.157 locomotive was modified during production for use in freight train service and designated the E 469.001. This locomotive had the same power, but was equipped with a modified final drive by the manufacturer. In addition, the service weight was increased to 88 tons by adding a ballast weight. The series machines had a modified locomotive body. In contrast to the E 499.0 with six circular windows per side section, the locomotives of the E 499.1 and E 469.1 series were fitted with four square windows. With a continuous output of 2,032 kW, they reached a top speed of 90 km/h. Skoda delivered a total of 85 locomotives to the Czechoslovak State Railways. The locomotives were mainly used to haul freight trains on main lines with low gradients. Their preferred area of operation was the coal block trains on the lines from the North Bohemian lignite basin to the east, but they were also used in Slovakia from the 1960s to the 1990s. Derived from the E 499.1 series, the locomotives had electric train heating and could therefore also be used with passenger trains. The main reason for their limited use in front of passenger trains was their low maximum speed. Most electrified lines had a maximum line speed of 100 or 120 km/h since the 1960s. The locomotives of the E 469.1 series were therefore too slow for passenger trains. Nevertheless, they could often be seen in passenger train service on selected lines. In 1988, the series designation E 469.1 was changed to 121. Some vehicles also ended up with the Slovakian railroad company ZSSK. Several locomotives have since been modernized and acquired by private operators.

Features:

• Manufacturer: Roco
• Category: Electric locomotives
• Gauge: H0
• Railroad company: CSD
• Era: IV
• Power system: Alternating current (AC)
• Digital: yes
• Interface: Plux22
• Flywheel: yes
• Driven axles: 3
• Sound: yes
• Lighting: Light change red/white
• Length over buffers: 186mm
• Minimum radius: 358mm
• Coupling: Coupling shaft according to NEM 362 with KK kinematics
• Light source: LED
• Color: green