Product Features and Details
Diesel locomotive class 120 of the railway company of the German Democratic Republic (Deutsche Reichsbahn). Update! Form variation! - Finely-detailed, separately attached windscreen wipers - For the first time with complete brake air lines including fully formed air tanks - Particularly authentic reproduction of the bogies - Free-standing shunter''s handle rails under the buffer - With individually switchable headlight or tail light, driver''s cab and engine room lighting installed in digital mode In order to accelerate the traction change, the railway company of the German Democratic Republic (Deutsche Reichsbahn) (DR) procured a total of 378 class V 200 (later class 120) locomotives from the Soviet Union from 1966 to 1975. Because the locomotives had no train heating in their ex works condition, they were mainly used in goods train transport. Later, noise dampers were supplemented to suppress the noise levels produced by the engines. Due to their loud engine noise, they were quickly given the nickname “Taigatrommel” (Taiga drum).
