Piko 52873 H0 - Diesel locomotive SU46-043 PKP Cargo DCC with sound

Model of SU46 diesel locomotive in the paint scheme of PKP Cargo company Polskie Koleje Państwowe.

Made of plastic and metal parts, model locomotive for electric railroads in H0 scale, i.e. 1/87. It is a miniature of Diesel locomotive SU46 with own number 043.. The paint job depicts a locomotive used by PKP Cargo during the V era, which fell between 1990 and 2007.

• part number - 52873
• Locomotive depot Wroclaw
• power supply - direct current DC
• lighting - front and rear white and red variable
• length - 218 mm
• turning radius - 358 mm
• short coupling kinematics - yes
• series - Piko Expert

The model painted and ready to drive. It is designed for a digital control system. It has a 22-pin Plux 22 digital decoder socket and a factory-installed Piko PSD XP digital decoder with sound function.

Electric railroads - digital or analog control?

A definite advantage of digital systems is the ability to run multiple locomotives independently on a single track. With an analog control system, two locomotives placed on the same track will run at the same time. This is because analog control is based on increasing and decreasing track current voltage. Separate running of two or more electric railroads requires connecting several independently powered tracks, which is complicated and requires good planning and a lot of space. In digital sets, the voltage of current in the rails is constant, and locomotives are controlled by sending the appropriate signals to them from the controller.

The SU46 is a Polish diesel locomotive produced in 1974-1977 and 1985 by the HCP plant in Poznań for PKP.

Fifty-four of this type were produced. Orders for SU46 locomotives were related to the increasing passenger traffic in the 1970s and the shortage of rolling stock to run this type of trains on non-electrified lines. Due to their universal characteristics, SU46s also found employment in freight service.

Piko is one of Europe's leading and highly respected manufacturers of model railroads.

It owes its established position to the high quality of the collector models it produces, which it distributes through professional model stores. Piko railroad models are characterized by great precision in reproducing the smallest details of real locomotives or wagons, and very careful workmanship, taking into account the original painting and operating stencils. As a company with a long tradition, Piko boasts a wide range of fully functional locomotive and wagon models in all popular sizes: in H0 (1:87), TT (1:20), G (1:22.5) and N (1:160) scales. Piko models are faithful replicas of vehicles from the entire history of railroading from the 1st to the 6th railroad era. Railroad enthusiasts will find both historical steam locomotives and modern ultra-modern trains, including passenger and freight cars. In H0 and G scales, Piko offers, in addition to locomotives and wagons, tracks, buildings and various accessories to build railroad mock-ups. Digital control systems supplied by the manufacturer allow the creation of complex track systems with trains moving independently on them.

Piko models find versatile use among many groups of customers. They are collector's objects or elements of railroad mock-ups for modelers and railroad enthusiasts, and prove useful as gifts for children, young people and hobbyists. They allow the development of historical, technical knowledge and DIY skills and are a source of great fun for children and adults. The Piko H0 railroad is Piko's most versatile and popular product.