Class 218 Diesel Locomotive

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) general-purpose locomotive, road number 218 209-5. Diesel hydraulic locomotive with electric train heating. The loco looks as it did around 1980.

Model: The loco has a built-in digital decoder and sound generator for operation with mfx and DCC. It also has a motor with a flywheel, 4 axles powered, and traction tires. The headlights and marker lights change over with the direction of travel. Warm-white LEDs are used, and there is cab lighting. All of the lighting can be controlled digitally. A close coupler mechanism is fitted. The headlight changes over with the direction of travel in analog operation. Separately applied grab irons. Length over buffers 102 mm / 4".

Highlights

• Digital sound with many functions.

*There is a manufacturer's warranty on the part of the guarantor Gebr. Märklin & Cie. GmbH, Stuttgarter Str. 55-57, 73033 Göppingen. The corresponding warranty conditions can be found here.