Märklin 39801 – Diesel locomotive Am 4/4 (DB V 200) - SBB - MFX + Sound

Product Description

Märklin 39801 – Diesel locomotive Am 4/4 (DB V 200) - SBB - MFX + Sound

The Märklin 39801 is a detailed H0 model of the heavy diesel-hydraulic locomotive class Am 4/4 of the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB/CFF/FFS), painted in the fire-red livery of Era V. These locomotives were taken over by the SBB from the Deutsche Bundesbahn (DB) at the end of the 1980s, where they were known as the class V 200 (later BR 220). They were used for heavy work, such as construction and maintenance trains, mainly on routes without overhead lines.

Condition: As new – Complete in original packaging with manuals.

Key Features:

• Locomotive type: Diesel locomotive series Am 4/4

• Control: Digital (mfx)

• Special features: Detailed metal construction; compact C-Sine high-efficiency propulsion; sound functions; front signals can be switched digitally; metal handrails; prepared for smoke generator.

Specifications:

• Scale: H0 (1:87)

• Length over buffers: Approx. 21.0 cm

• Era: V

• Railway company: Swiss Federal Railways (SBB/CFF/FFS)

• Coupling: Standard Märklin couplings

This locomotive is a valuable addition for collectors and model railway enthusiasts interested in Swiss diesel locomotives and the history of the SBB. The combination of detailed workmanship, powerful performance and historical relevance makes this model a special collector's item.

Please note: All our models are carefully tested before being offered for sale.

About the locomotive

From Germany to the SBB - The heavy diesel locomotives of the V 200 series (later BR 220) purchased by the Deutsche Bundesbahn in the 1950s were taken out of service at the end of the 1980s and some were sold. On the one hand, the increasing overhead line requirements of the DB network had reduced the need for diesel locomotives and on the other hand, the maintenance costs of these first large German diesel locomotives with their two separate drive units were too high by today's standards. Many of these machines were therefore sold to private German companies and abroad. The SBB also acquired 7 of these large diesel locomotives from the DB and included them in its traction vehicle fleet as the Am 4/4 from 1987/88. These machines were needed in Switzerland for extensive line renovation work for material transport. Since such construction projects do not have functional overhead lines available, the SBB was dependent on powerful diesel locomotives, of which there were not enough in Switzerland. Because the locomotives were also used at night in the railway construction service, the former DB flagship locomotives were basically decommissioned and equipped with extensive soundproofing of the engine in order to minimize the noise pollution of the local residents. A few years later, after their use in railway construction, the Am 4/4 returned to Germany to brokers in railway material.