Hobbytrain - H2978 - Locomotive, Electric, Siemens Vectron - Captrain - 91 80 6193 892-7

DCC Information: Accepts NEM 662 (Next18S) decoder.
Available in DC or factory-equipped with a Zimo DCC sound-decoder (stock number suffixed with 'S')

Prototype History: The Vectron is a locomotive series made by Siemens Mobility, introduced in 2010 in four prototype versions: diesel, multi-system, and both AC and DC electric power. The Vectron series is reconfigurable and modular, with a Bo'Bo' wheel arrangement, and is intended as the successor to the EuroSprinter family of locomotives.

The Vectron is available in the following variants:

• MS: Multi-System locomotive with 6400 kW (~)/ 6000 kW (3 kV =)/ 3500 kW (1,5 kV =) power rating and 160 or 200 km/h top speed.
• AC high power: Alternating Current locomotive with 6400 kW power rating and 160 or 200 km/h top speed (German series BR 193)
• AC medium power: Alternating Current locomotive with 5600 kW power rating and 160 km/h top speed.
• DC medium power: Direct Current locomotive with 5200 kW power rating and 160 or 200 km/h top speed (German series BR 191)
• DE: Diesel-Electric locomotive with 2400 kW and 160 km/h top speed (German series BR 247)
• DM: Dual Mode locomotive for 15 kV AC voltage and Diesel motor with 2000 kW power rating and 160 km/h top speed (German series BR 248).

More on Vectron on Siemens Mobility website

Road Name History: Captrain is the international European transport brand of SNCF Logistics, specialised in door-to-door rail freight and logistics.
Captrain was formed in 2010 by regrouping under a single brand all SNCF Fret activities outside France, notably from the former Veolia Cargo. It has subsidiaries in Germany, Italy, Benelux and Romania.

Read more (in French) on Wikipedia.

Brand/Importer Information: Hobbytrain was an Austrian firm, that was acquired by Wolfgang Lemke GmbH in 2002. It produces HO and N scale models.