Product Features and Details
Prototype: Privately owned locomotive painted and lettered for the Mittelweser Railroad (MWB). Class V 121 (Köf II) with an enclosed engineer's cab.
Model: The locomotive comes with a digital decoder. It has a controlled miniature can motor. 2 axles powered. The locomotive comes with track adhesion magnets for greater pulling power. The locomotive has separately applied metal grab irons. The triple headlights and red marker lights change over with the direction of travel, will work in conventional operation, and can be controlled digitally. The direct control (acceleration/braking delay) can be controlled with a Control Unit or Märklin Systems. The locomotive comes in gentian blue paint scheme for the Mittelweser Railroad. Length over the buffers 7.4 cm / 2-15/16".
Highlights:
* Locomotive is constructed of metal.
* Controlled miniature can motor.
* Track adhesion magnets for more pulling power.
* Acceleration and braking delay, can be controlled digitally.
* Headlights and red marker lights that change over with the direction of travel.
* Maintenance-free LED's for the headlights and red marker lights.
One-time series in 2006 for the Märklin Exclusiv program.
Switching Prehistoric Rock on the Mittelweser Railroad - At one time the equally unassuming as well as lovable class Köf II small diesel locomotives were in wide use as switch engines and were a common sight at most of the German transfer yards. A total of over 1,600 of these units were placed into service from 1934 to 1965. Many of these almost indestructible small locomotives are still faithfully providing service today on numerous privately owned railroads and industrial railroads. The maximum speed for these small locomotives was 30 to 45 km/h / 19 to 28 mph, depending on the design. The most powerful versions were equipped with a 6-cylinder diesel motor with 128 horsepower. The privately owned Mittelweser Railroad also has a Köf II on its roster designated as the V 121.
