Class 1200 Electric Locomotive

Prototype

Dutch Railways (NS) class 1200 electric locomotive. Gray/yellow basic paint scheme. Road number 1210. The loco looks as it did from 1972 onwards.

Highlights

• The model is prototypically equipped with yellow and white headlights.
• Digital decoder with extensive operating and sound functions.
• DCC, mfx- and RailCom-enabled.
• With buffer capacitor to bridge short unpowered sections of track.

Model

With digital decoder and extensive sound functions. It also has a controlled, high-performance motor with a flywheel, centrally mounted. The four axles are driven by cardan shafts. Traction tires. Triple headlights and dual red marker lights change over with the direction of travel, work conventionally, and can be controlled digitally. The loco has a controllable switching light. Maintenance-free warm white, yellow, and red LEDs are used for the lighting. A buffer capacitor is fitted. Separately attached metal grab irons. Brake lines are included as parts that can be applied separately.
Length over buffers 20.8 cm / 8-3/16″.

A matching freight car set is available in the Märklin H0 range as item 46939 and includes information about the necessary replacement wheel sets. The classic passenger cars, items 43852, 43861, and 43872, are also suitable cars for this locomotive. An AC version of this model is available in the Märklin H0 range as item 37278.