Märklin 55508

I 55508 Class E 70 08 Freight Train Electric Locomotive.
Prototype: German State Railroad Company (DRG) class E 70 08 light freight train electric locomotive, era II.
Model: The model features completely new tooling. The chassis and main frame are made of die-cast zinc, and the locomotive body is made of sheet brass. Separately applied parts are made of centrifugally cast brass. The model has an mfx digital decoder with 32 functions. It also has a programmable buffer capacitor. All axles are powered. The loco has extensive sound and light functions. It can be operated with AC, DC, Märklin Digital, and DCC. A centrally mounted high-performance motor powers all axles. The motorized prototypical scissor pantographs can be raised and lowered in digital operation. The white dual headlights with LEDs change over to red marker lights and are digitally controllable. The approaching train light is controllable. The cab has warm-white LED lighting. The control desks are illuminated. The cab doors can be opened, the cab interior details are elaborately reproduced, and the cab has a built-in engineer figure. The locomotive has metal grab irons and many other separately applied details, such as signs, a whistle, etc. The buffer beams have sprung buffers and separately applied brake lines. The factory-installed, remote-controllable Telex coupler fitted at the rear can be replaced with the screw couplers provided. A prototypical screw coupler is fitted at the front. A Telex coupler for the front is included with the model.
The minimum radius for operation is 1,020 mm / 40-1/8".
Length over the buffers 31.3 cm / 12-5/16". Weight approx. 3 kg / 6 lb 9 oz.