Piko 52926 H0 - Diesel locomotive BR 232 457-2 CTL

Model of the diesel locomotive BR232 in the paint scheme of the CTL Logistics company.

Made of plastic and metal elements, model of locomotive for electric railroads in H0 scale, i.e. 1/87. It is a miniature of Diesel locomotive BR232 with own number 457-2.. The paint job depicts a locomotive used by CTL Logistics during the VI era falling between 2007 and today.

• part number - 52926
• power supply - direct current DC
• illumination - front and rear white and red variable
• length - 239 mm
• turning radius - 358 mm
• short coupling kinematics - yes
• series - Piko Expert

The model painted and ready to drive. It is designed for analog control system. The locomotive model has a 22-pin Plux22 digital decoder socket and can be used in digital control after installing the appropriate decoder.

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 BR 232 locomotive is a modernized version of the LTZ TE109 locomotive produced at the October Revolution Locomotive Factory in Voroshilovgrad for East German railroads.

709 locomotives of this version were produced. After German reunification, many were sold to private carriers. These locomotives are colloquially known among railroaders and railroad enthusiasts as Ludmils.

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

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