Diesel Locomotive BR 232 EKO-Stahl

Diesel Locomotive BR 232 EKO-Stahl

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Era designation V

Road no.: DE 300.02

Delivery date: Q III 2012

Item no. 41426

Direct currentPrepared for locomotive sound

Item no. 41427

Alternating current Digital PremiumPrepared for locomotive sound

Item no. 41428

Direct current Digital PremiumIntegrated locomotive sound

Item no. 41429

Alternating current Digital PremiumIntegrated locomotive sound
The model has a coupler pocket but no short coupling cinematicLength over buffer in mmNavigable minimum radius 360 mm21-pole electrical interface, newLocomotive has flywheel driveTriple headlights and two red taillights alternating with the direction of travel
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In 1994, the DB AG released 2 BR 232 locomotives to the Kaliningrad railway. They were put to use there, but only sporadically, and in 1999 both locomotives returned to Germany. They had been acquired by the Bahngesellschaft Waldhof Mannheim (railway company). After a refurbishment by the Gemeinder company in Mosbach, which also installed a Caterpillar engine, they received a white/blue coat of paint and were used to pull the BASF lime trains, among others. Later, they were used by the Eisenbahnen und Verkehrsbetriebe Elbe - Weser (EVB) between Hamburg and Bremen. After a new general inspection in Neustrelitz, the locomotive received the number 232 850-8 (92 80 1232 850-8 D-EKO) and is now used by the EKO transportation company of the steel manufacturer Arcelor-Mittal, in an attractive silver/orange paint finish.