H0 Märklin 38111 Electric locomotive Series 1100 of the Dutch Railways (NS) museum locomotive at the Railway Museum in Utrecht 1:87 MfX DCC digital sound

H0 Märklin 38111 Electric locomotive Series 1100 of the Dutch Railways (NS) Museum locomotive in the Utrecht Railway Museum 1:87 MfX DCC digital sound

Electric locomotive Series 1100

We write the year 1950. There was widespread excitement in war-torn Western European countries. And the railway played a decisive role. They stood, at the time, for freedom and mobility – and they were also a symbol of the dawn of a new era. This applied, of course, also to the Netherlands, where many lines had already been electrified before World War II. Therefore, after 1945 a focus of the Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) was the rapid expansion of electric operation and the modernization of the locomotive fleet. To quickly obtain modern locomotives, they turned to the French BB 8100, which had reliably been in service in the neighboring country since 1947. This locomotive type featured two powered, two-axle bogies and thus a very modern propulsion technology. Finally, the NS ordered 60 machines from Alstom in Belfort and integrated them into their locomotive fleet as Series 1100. With a power output of 2760 HP and a top speed of 120 km/h, they soon dominated traction on the electric NS lines. They also hauled famous trains such as the TEE “Rheingold” and “Rembrandt” or the “Italo-Holland Express.” For over four decades, the sturdy 1100s were among the indispensable locomotives in the Netherlands; the last example went out of service in 1999. Locomotive 1125 was meticulously restored to the original state of the 1950s. It is on display as a special highlight in the Utrecht locomotive museum. Unfortunately, like the other five preserved examples, this machine is not operational. A 1100 in front of trains like the Rheingold could, however, be reproduced in small scale in the future with Märklin’s new, highly detailed model.

Subject: Electric locomotive Series 1100 of the Dutch Railways (NS). Current condition as a museum locomotive in the Utrecht Railway Museum. Locomotive from the 1st production series, without front-end reinforcement. Color-approximated state of the 1950s at entry into service with a turquoise body and agate-gray undercarriage. With raised decorative trim. Bogies with square cutouts. Locomotive number 1125. Current museum status.

Highlights

• New construction with model-accurate detailing changes.
• Edition of the museum locomotive with locomotive number 1125 from the Utrecht Railway Museum.
• Locomotive from the 1st production series, without front-end reinforcement (numbers 1101–1150).
• Delicate metal construction with many attached details.
• Driver’s cab lighting and engine-room lighting digitally switchable.
• Short couplings in standard socket.
• Spielewelt Digital-Decoder mfx+ with extensive light and sound functions.
• With buffer storage to bridge short power outages.
• Buffer height according to NEM.

Model: With Digital-Decoder mfx+ and extensive light and sound functions. Regulated high-performance drive with flywheel mass, centrally mounted. All four axles driven via Cardan shafts. Friction tires. Direction-dependent two-light Spitzensignal and two red taillights on top, normally operating, digitally switchable. Special function L-Signal (2 x yellow bottom, 1 x white top) also digitally switchable. Spitzensignal on locomotive side 2 and 1 can be switched off separately. If Spitzensignal on both ends is switched off, then shunting lights per end are 1 x yellow bottom. Driver’s cab lighting and engine-room lighting digitally switchable. Lighting uses maintenance-free yellow, warm-white and red LEDs. With buffer storage. Detailed roof structures with newly designed Faively G5 pantographs. On the bogie, short couplings in the standard socket. Buffer height according to NEM. Brake pipes and screw couplings are supplied as separate plug-in parts. Length over buffers 14.9 cm.

This model is available in DC version in the Trix H0 range under article number 25111.

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