DCC + Sound Electric locomotive BR 103.1 DB Ep.IV

For the InterCity traffic (IC 71) planned from 1971, series production of the 103 series began in 1969, but with new specifications: the trailer loads of TEE and IC trains at 200 km/h increased from 300 to 480 t and 800 t heavy express trains should still be able to be transported at 160 km/h. For the 145 series locomotives - now referred to as the 103.1 series - this led to a whopping increase in output of 25.3% compared to the prototypes - a total of an impressive 7,440 kW or 10,116 hp. After their delivery between 1970 and 1974, the 103.1 immediately took over the new IC trains and of course the prestigious TEE, some of which had now even been integrated into the new IC network. Only after more than thirty years of use in heavy, high-quality passenger train service with maximum mileage did the series locomotives perform their last scheduled service in December 2002.

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) electric locomotive 103 237-4 as it looked around 1985. Basic paint scheme in crimson red/ivory. Wheel arrangement Co'Co', built from 1970.

Highlights:
- Technology variant
- Housing made of metal-filled plastic
- Digitally raised and lowered roof pantographs
- Digital sound with many functions
- Lighting with warm white LED

Model: Housing made of metal-filled plastic for improved traction. Built-in digital decoder and noise generator for operation with mfx and DCC. Motor with flywheel, 4 axles powered, traction tires. Roof pantograph can be raised and lowered digitally. Head and tail signals that change with the direction of travel, with warm white LEDs, driver's cab lighting, engine room lighting, can be controlled digitally. Kinematics for close coupling. Attached handlebars.
Analog headlights that change depending on the direction of travel.
Anniversary logo “150 Years of German Railways” included as a slide-in image.
Length over buffers 126 mm.

The 103 237-4 electric locomotive is an ideal match for the special TT on page 20.

One-off series.