DB BR151 Electric Locomotive Set (2) IV

DB BR151 Electric Locomotive Set (2) IV

1:160 scale model produced by Fleischmann. This model is ready-to-run straight out of the box and would make a excellent addition to any model railway collection.

Features:

• Analogue DC Model
• Best suited to Epoch IV Model Railways
• This model mainly operates in Germany
• Decorated in DB company markings
• Best suited to 192mm radius curves
• Direction dependent tail lights and headlights.
• Flywheel Fitted
• Both locomotives are fully equipped
• Separately applied plug-in parts
• With labeling for AK coupling

Details

The DB Class 151 is a six-axle electric heavy freight locomotive developed for the German Federal Railways (Deutsche Bundesbahn) to meet the demands of fast, heavy freight service. Built between 1972 and 1978, a total of 170 locomotives were constructed by a consortium of leading manufacturers including AEG, BBC, Henschel, Krupp, Krauss-Maffei, Siemens and others. The class was conceived as a replacement for the older Class 150, offering greater power and a top speed of 120 km/h suitable for fast freight working across Germany’s electrified network.

The Class 151 features a Co'Co' wheel arrangement, weighing around 118 tonnes and generating approximately 6,288 kW of power, giving it the muscle to haul heavy trains with excellent tractive effort. Early locomotives were delivered in traditional Deutsche Bundesbahn colours and later repainted into verkehrsrot traffic red as the DB livery modernised.

Originally capable of occasional passenger workings, the Class 151 became firmly established as a freight stalwart. In later years many locomotives were sold or leased to leasing companies and private operators, with some still active on freight trains today.