MiniTrix T16802 N Diesel locomotive series 280

Diesel locomotive series 280
Model: Diesel locomotive 280 005-0 of the German Federal Railways with diesel hydraulic drive and drive shaft power transmission, axle arrangement B' B'. Operating condition circa 1976. Applications: Ideal for travel and freight trains.

Diesel locomotive DB series V 80 Before the Second World War, the construction of large diesel locomotives in Germany had not been further than individual units, whereby the power transmission was a problem in particular. The hydraulic flow transmission developed by Föttinger was already able to pass its test-drive test for diesel rail cars at DRG. In the V 140 001 built in 1935, the hydraulic power transmission could be successfully used for the first time in a large diesel locomotive. The Second World War interrupted these pioneering attempts, but at the end of the 1940s, the young Federal Railways began to catch up with the development of diesel locomotives with greater power and quickly moved them forward. A universal machine with two bogies was intended for the medium-heavy track and heavy shunting service as well as a wheel set load of no more than 15 tons for use on branch lines. The power transmission from the engine should be via a hydrodynamic transmission and drive shafts to the shift and wheel set gearboxes. As a joint development of the Munich Railway Central Office and industry, the V 80 concept emerged: A bogie diesel locomotive with high-lying mid-driver's cab. The complete heating system, under the longer engine, cooling system and fuel tank, was located under the shorter extension. The gearbox was located in the center of the vehicle under the cab. Bogies, frame and construction were completely welded. Initially, two 800 HP engines were available from Daimler-Benz and MAN, as well as a 1,000 HP machine from Maybach. Five V 80 were delivered by Maffei and MaK in 1951/52. As innovative pioneers of a new generation of locomotives, they were tested extensively and had to undergo various improvements naturally. Important changes were the replacement of the original boiler with a vapor-heating unit and the replacement of the original engines with the MTU type MB 12V 493 with 1,100 hp power. After an unsatisfactory test in the shunting service, a service was carried out in local traffic in the major areas of Frankfurt and Nuremberg, often even with turning trains. The operational experience soon showed that the V 80 was not to be used as a universal machine. For the passenger train service on main railways its performance was not sufficient and in the shunting operation it proved too awkward and expensive. From autumn 1963 Bw Bamberg was home to all V 80, where they were used in almost all services on the main and branch lines there. The locomotives run from 1968 computer-compatible as series 280 were retired as a splinter category between 1976 and 1978. The 280 010 went to Hersfelder Kreisbahn in 1977. Later, with the exception of the 280 002, it followed the other machines to Italy, which found a new lease of life in private railways and in front of construction trains. The V 80 002 was initially retained as a DB museum locomotive, but it was damaged so badly during the fire of the museum depot in Nuremberg-Gostenhof on October 17, 2005 that its remains had to be scrapped. After all, in October 2005 after being bought by a private collector, the V 80 001 returned from Italy and has since been completely reworked technically and optically in the DB-style of the 1970s. As a replacement for the V 80 002, the DB Museum was able to acquire the V 80 005 in June 2008, which, until April 2013, externally repaired the Meiningen steam locomotive plant in its original lacquer finish as 280 005. In August 2013, the V 80 007 completed the Reigen, which was bought back by Ludger Guttweins Deutscher Privatbahn GmbH and is now looking as a piece of jewelry in the DB-red again.


Model: Built-in digital decoder and sound generator for operation with mfx and DCC. 4 powered axles, traction tyres. Front lighting and tail lights changing with the direction of travel, warm white light emitting diodes, kinematics for short coupling. Changing direction of travel tip for the analogue operation
Length over buffer 80 mm

This text is machine translated.