Product Features and Details
Electric locomotive 141 278 of the German Federal Railway. - For the first time with multi-nozzle fan grilles - Etched catwalks and windscreen wipers - Finely-detailed model with free-standing handle rails - Switchable headlight/tail light with DIP switch The class E 41/141 locomotives were first delivered in 1956 for light mixed service on main and branch lines. They were the only class in the standard locomotive program to feature a rear derailleur on the low-voltage side of the transformer. The rear derailleur made a characteristic noise that, in addition to the large jumps in traction force, resulted in the nickname “firecracker”.
