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Minitrix - 16954 - Locomotive, Electric, Siemens ES64 U Taurus - Raaberbahn - 91 43 0470 505-8

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Stock Number16954
Original Retail Price169.99€
BrandMinitrix
ManufacturerMinitrix
Body StyleMinitrix Electric Locomotive ES64 U2 (BR 1116)
Prototype VehicleLocomotive, Electric, Siemens ES64 U Taurus (Details)
Road or Company NameRaaberbahn (Details)
Road or Reporting Number91 43 0470 505-8
Paint Color(s)Multi-Color
Print Color(s)White
Coupler TypeRapido Hook
Coupler MountBody-Mount
Wheel TypeChemically Blackened Metal
Wheel ProfileSmall Flange (Low Profile)
DCC ReadinessReady
Announcement Date2015-01-01
Release Date2015-01-01
Item CategoryLocomotives
Model TypeElectric
Model SubtypeSiemens
Model VarietyES 64 U2 (BR 1116)
Prototype RegionEurope
Prototype EraEU Epoch VI (2001 - Present)
Years Produced1999–2011
Scale1/160
EAN/JAN/GTIN13 Number4028106169540



Specific Item Information: Prototype: Raaber Railroad, Inc. (GYSEV) road number 91 43 0470 505-8 general-purpose electric locomotive, built starting in 2000.

Model: The locomotive has a 14-pin digital interface connector. It also has a 5-pole motor with a flywheel. 4 axles powered. Traction tires. The locomotive has warm white LED headlights and marker lights that change over with the direction of travel. They can be turned off by means of a bridge plug. The locomotive has a close coupler mechanism. Cab lighting headlights can be installed in the locomotive and activated with the 66840 decoder. Length over the buffers 122 mm / 4-13/16".
DCC Information: NEM-651 6-pin decoder socket present.
Prototype History:
Based on the Siemens Eurosprinter concept, the ES 64 U was developed as a universal electric locomotive with a top speed of 230 km/h (140 mph). The ÖBB assigned the protected name Taurus to Class 1016 (and later to the Classes 1116 and 1216); since then all ES 64 U+ series are widely known as 'Taurus' locos.
The locomotives of this type are multi-system electric locomotives of the latest generation, which can be used for heavy freight traffic and the fast travel across borders. They currently operate in Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech republic, Germany, Italy, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Switzerland.

They have been produced in three different variants:

U64U - ÖBB BR 1016 - only operating on 15 kV 16 2/3 Hz AC supply in Austria.
Built: 1999–2006 - more than 300 produced for ÖBB (combined with BR 1116)

U64U2 - ÖBB BR 1116 - can also operate on 25 kV 50 Hz AC.
- also referred to as (Germany) Deutsche Bahn AG Class 182, (Hungary) MÁV Class 470, GySEV Class 1047
Built: 1999–2006 - more than 300 produced for ÖBB (combined with BR 1016)

U64U4 - ÖBB BR 1216 - can operate under 4 different 3-phase supplies.
- also referred to as (Slovenia) Slovenske železnice (SŽ) Class 541, (Poland) PKP Intercity (PKP IC) Class EU44 "Husarz", (Italy) FS E 190.
Built: 2005–2011 - initial order of 50 by ÖBB

On 2 September 2006 the locomotive 1216 025-7 (prior to delivery to ÖBB) set a new world record for conventional electric locomotives, when, during the trials near Nürnberg, it reached a top speed of 357 km/h (222 mph).
The locomotive was not modified for the record. Since then, this type has become the fastest locomotive in the world.

From Wikipedia
Read more (in German) about ES64U2 and ES64U4
Road Name History:
The Raaberbahn or GySEV is an Austrian–Hungarian railway company based in Sopron, Hungary. The company is a joint enterprise of the states of Hungary (66.5%), Austria (28.6%) and a holding belonging to ÖBB Austrian Federal Railways (4.9%). In Hungary it is called Győr-Sopron-Ebenfurti Vasút (GySEV), in German it was called Raab-Oedenburg-Ebenfurther Eisenbahn (ROeEE) until 2008 when it changed to its name to Raaberbahn.
Brand/Importer Information:
Trix is a German company that originally made Trix metal construction sets. one of its co-founders was Stephan Bing, the son of the pioneer toy-maker industrialist Ignaz Bing. In 1935 the company began producing the electrically powered model trains that it became famous for, under the Trix Express label. Prior to the outbreak of World War II the Trix company produced a small range of fairly unrealistic AC powered three rail models running at 14 volts.

N gauge models under the Minitrix brand were made from the late 1960s mostly of European prototypes (German and British primarily). North American prototypes were also manufactured and marketed under the Aurora "Postage Stamp" brand; later these items were sold under the American Tortoise, Model Power and Con-Cor brands. Trix sometimes utilized North American consultants to aid in the design of this portion of the product line. The "Hornby Minitrix' brand was used in the 1980s for a short lived range of British outline models using the earlier product tooling.

Trix's owner in the 1980s and 1990s was Mangold, which went bankrupt in the late 1990s and Märklin purchased the assets in January 1997. In part, this purchase was a reflection of Märklin's need for added production capacity; Trix had been manufacturing certain items for Märklin in previous years. The purchase was also in response to the earlier purchase of the Karl Arnold company by the Italian company Rivarossi; Märklin were very keen to take over Trix market share in 2-rail H0 and especially Minitrix, until then Märklin had not marketed N gauge models. In 2003, Märklin introduced its first N gauge models under the well established Minitrix brand. A number Märklin H0 scale three-rail AC locomotives have also been introduced in two-rail DC versions under the Trix logo and many models are shared between the two brands.

From Wikipedia
Item created by: gdm on 2019-05-24 14:48:58. Last edited by gdm on 2019-05-24 14:50:22

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