Product Features and Details
Prototype: Dutch Railways ( NS ) Class 1100 electric locomotive. Current condition as a museum locomotive at the Utrecht Railway Museum. Locomotive from the first production series, without front reinforcement. Paint scheme approximating the 1950s appearance at the time of its commissioning, with turquoise body and agate gray chassis. With raised trim strips. Bogies with square cutouts. Locomotive road number 1125. Current museum condition.
Model: With mfx+ digital decoder and extensive light and sound functions. Controlled high-efficiency propulsion with flywheel , centrally mounted. All four axles driven via cardan shafts. Traction tires . Directional two-light headlights and two red marker lights on top, conventionally operational, digitally switchable. Special L- signal function (2 x yellow at the bottom, 1 x white at the top) additionally digitally switchable. Headlights on locomotive ends 1 and 2 can each be switched off separately digitally. When the headlights on both ends are switched off, shunting lights (1 x yellow at the bottom) are activated on each end. Cab lighting and engine room lighting can each be switched on separately digitally. Lighting with maintenance-free yellow, warm white, and red LEDs . With energy storage. Detailed roof structures with newly designed Faively G5 pantographs. Close couplings in standard coupler pockets on the bogies . Buffer height according to NEM standards . Brake lines and screw couplings are included as separately attachable parts. Length over buffers 14.9 cm.
This model is available in a DC version in the Trix H0 range under article number 25111.
The year is 1950. A great sense of optimism and new beginnings prevailed throughout the war-torn countries of Western Europe. And the railway played a crucial role in this. At that time, it stood for freedom and mobility – and was also a symbol of the dawn of a new era. This was certainly true for the Netherlands, where numerous lines had already been electrified before the Second World War. Therefore, after 1945, a key focus for the Dutch Railways ( NS ) was the rapid expansion of electric operations and the modernization of its locomotive fleet. To quickly acquire modern locomotives, they turned to the French BB 8100, which had been in reliable service in France since 1947. This locomotive type featured two powered, two-axle bogies and thus very modern drive technology. Ultimately, the NS ordered 60 locomotives from Alstom in Belfort and incorporated them into their fleet as Class 1100. With an output of 2,760 hp and a top speed of 120 km/h, they soon dominated train operations on the electric NS lines. They hauled such famous trains as the TEE "Rheingold" and "Rembrandt," as well as the "Italy-Holland Express." For over four decades, the robust Class 1100 locomotives were indispensable in the Netherlands; the last example was taken out of service in 1999. Locomotive 1125 has been painstakingly restored to its original 1950s condition. It can be admired as a special gem at the Utrecht Railway Museum. Unfortunately, this locomotive, like the other five surviving examples, is not operational. However, a Class 1100 pulling trains like the "Rheingold" can now be recreated on a smaller scale with the new, finely detailed Märklin model.
Highlights
- New design with detailed modifications true to the original.
- Model of the museum locomotive with locomotive number 1125 of the railway museum in Utrecht.
- Locomotive from the 1st production series, without front reinforcement (locomotive numbers 1101 to 1150).
- Intricate metal construction with many attached details.
- Cab lighting and engine room lighting can be switched digitally.
- Short couplings in standard shaft.
- Game world digital decoder mfx+ with extensive light and sound functions.
- With buffer storage to bridge short periods without power.
- Buffer height according to NEM .
