Class 220 Diesel Locomotive

The Classic V of Railroading History

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) class 220 (former V 200.0) heavy diesel hydraulic general-purpose locomotive in the elegant crimson/gray paint scheme of Era IV. The locomotive looks as it did in the early Seventies.
Model: The locomotive has all axles powered. It also is equipped with a motor with a bell-shaped armature. The locomotive has dark nickel-plated wheel treads. Maintenance-free warm white/red LEDs are used for lighting. They change over with the direction of travel. The engine room is modelled and the paint scheme is fine and complete. There are light traces of weathering on the roof. Length over the buffers 84 mm / 3-5/16.