The Class 68 is a brand new diesel-electric Bo-Bo locomotive commissioned by DRS for intermodal and passenger services. The design is based on the Vossloh Eurolight with 4 axles and a 3800 HP diesel engine and is built at the Vossloh factory in Spain. DRS originally ordered fifteen locomotives, the first of which has been in operation since the beginning of 2014. The locomotive is capable of traveling at 160 kilometers per hour and features a state-of-the-art adhesion control system that ensures high utilization of the available traction energy. Additional locomotives were added to the British fleet, meaning 25 and a further 9 can now be ordered. Stadler is now assembling the Class 68 alongside the Class 88.
equipped with:
- Flywheel
- Finescale wheels
- Dapol Super Creep Engine
- Next-18 decoder digital interface
- Light change based on the British model
- Close coupling backdrop
- NEM coupling mounts
- Standard N couplings
Art.-no. | Dapol_2D-022-010 |
Gauge | 1:148 |
EAN | 5016927032616 |
Categories | Rolling stock, Locomotive, diesel |
Epoch | VI |
Railway company | Great Britain |
Flywheel | yes |
Electrical system | Spur N 2-Leiter Gleichstrom |
Interface | Elektrische Schnittstelle für Triebfahrzeuge Next18 |
Coupler | Schacht NEM 355 mit KK-Kinematik |
Headlights | Lichtwechsel weiß/rot nach britischem Vorbild |
Motor | 5-poliger Motor |
Original country | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the) |
Length over buffer (mm) | 140mm |
Min. radius (mm) | 228mm |
Drivel axles | 4 |