Description

Diesel-electric double locomotive V 188 002 of the German Federal Railways.

Shape variant!

– Epoch IIIa version in green paint with roof structure
– Finely detailed model with separately attached plug-in parts
– Frame panels with 4 sandboxes each
– Direction-dependent 3-headlights and two red tail lights
– Driver’s cab lighting and engine room lighting can be switched
– Sound functions switchable
– Large speaker with resonance box for a powerful sound
– Buffer capacitor

In 1941 and 1942 a total of four Type D 311 double locomotives were put into service by the German Wehrmacht. They were built to transport heavy railway guns. Two locomotives, the V 188 001 a/b and the V 188 002 a/b, continued to be used by the German Federal Railways after the war. A third locomotive served as a spare parts donor. They have proven themselves in heavy freight train and pushing service, primarily on the Spessart ramp. After generator damage, V 188 001 had to be shut down in 1968. V 188 002, later 288 002, was in operation in the Franconian region until 1972. In 1973 both machines were scrapped.