ESU German Diesel Locomotive 132 547 of the DR, Bordeaux-red (Sound Decoder and Smoke)  
    

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Model Features:

• Structure, frame and gear boxes made of metal
• Openwork fans in the roof area
• Multi-colored driver's cab with driver figure
• Multi-piece bogie panels with separately attached springs
• Separately mounted handlebars and steps, metal exterior mirrors for the DR version
• Coupling in slot-guided NEM shaft
• Five-pole ESU engine with two flywheels
• Drive via gimbal / worm gearbox on four axles, four traction tires • LokSound V4.0 M4 decoder for DCC, Motorola®, M4 and Selectrix operation
• Independent logon to control panels with RailComPlus® or mfx® functionality
• PowerPack storage capacitor for uninterruptible power supply
• Two high-quality loudspeakers with large sound capsules for maximum sound enjoyment
• Load-dependent smoke generator, synchronous to the LokSound
• Digitized original sounds of a locomotive with a 16-cylinder 5 D 49 engine
• Squeaking noise during slow cornering through the curve sensor
• Direction of travel-dependent light change, zugsspunkte top signal can be switched off, high beam function of the 3rd peak light, cab and driver's console lighting switchable
• switchable engine room lighting
• Brake spark when braking sharply
• Pipette to fill the smoke generator, prototypical etched part to cover the exhaust, buffer carrier attachment parts and a second clutch are included
• Trafficable minimum radius = 360 mm
• Length over buffer = 239.3 mm

1973 received the German Reichsbahn (DR) from the Soviet manufacturer locomotive factory Voroshilovgrad the first copy of equipped with train heating and dynamic brake Series 132. The installation of the generator for the train heating conditionally compared to the only suitable for freight service class 130 and 131 an extension of the locomotive body 20,820 mm. Since the components with the exception of the train heater had already proven in many 100 copies, the new locomotive proved immediately reliable. The 132 carries as a diesel-electric locomotive the medium-speed 16-cylinder four-stroke diesel engine 16 Tsch N 26/26 (type 5 D 49), which drives the generator, which in turn supplies the six Tatzlagermotoren with power. With an output of 3000 hp, the 132 were initially the strongest DR diesel locomotives. Since in the GDR a maximum speed of 120 km / h was valid, which the railwaymen simply called "Russian" or "Großrusse" 132 could be used before all train types. Until the end of the 1990s and on many routes until well into the new millennium dominated the Untertertourige babbling at idle and the bright whistling under full load, the noise in stations and on the embankment. To dampen the distinctive noise, the DB equipped many locomotives with new fan grilles in the pitched roofs and elevated shafts of the triple fan. Because the DB already had a short time after reunification big plans with the Russian six-axle. As the oldest examples of the West German V160 family made their forty years of service and many locomotives became increasingly vulnerable to heavy traffic in the steel industry in the Ruhr area, the DB already relocated the first 132 to Oberhausen in 1992. After initial skepticism about the unfamiliar diesel-electric technology, the train drivers in the west made friends quickly with the locomotives. On top of that, many former DR train drivers followed their locomotives to the west. Since 1994, the series as BR 232 out, the 140 km / h fast Umbauloks are classified at DB AG as BR 234. The train drivers in the west quickly became friends with the locomotives. On top of that, many former DR train drivers followed their locomotives to the west. Since 1994, the series as BR 232 out, the 140 km / h fast Umbauloks are classified at DB AG as BR 234. The train drivers in the west quickly became friends with the locomotives. On top of that, many former DR train drivers followed their locomotives to the west. Since 1994, the series as BR 232 out, the 140 km / h fast Umbauloks are classified at DB AG as BR 234.