Electric locomotive 1631, NS Ep. IV DC (HO Scale) ROCO - 70160

Railway company: Niederländische Staatsbahn                   Epoch: IV                             Gauge: H0

Electric locomotive 1631 of the Dutch State Railways.

New construction 2022!

■ Model without air conditioning

■ With signal horn box

■ Newly developed pantographs with innovative fastenings

■ Many extra-applied plug-in parts partially designed with etching technology

The NS bought four-axle electric locomotives series 1600 based on the French electric locomotive’s series BB 7200. When they were launched in 1981, they were the most powerful locomotives in the NS fleet. With a service weight of 83 t, they had a power output of 4,540 kW and reached a top speed of 140 km/h.

Coupling                             NEM shaft 362 with close coupling mechanism

Minimum radius                              358 mm

Number of axles with traction tyres                        1

Number of driven axles                4

Flywheel                             yes        

Interface                            Electrical interface for traction units PluX22

Head light                           3 headlight, dependent on the direction of travel/2 taillights, dependent on the direction of travel

LED head light                   yes

Additional light function                              yes

Measurements Length over buffer                          201 mm

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