ESU Class KG 230 B Diesel locomotives in HO

Product Info

• Metal frames and stems

• Openwork fan grille at the front of the long stem

• Finely detailed multi-coloured driver''s cab

• Numerous details on the chassis are applied separately

• Separately attached and partially openwork steps

• Freestanding handlebars

• Spring buffer

• Used train driver figure

• Height-adjustable digital manoeuvring coupling for all bow couplings

• Bell armature motor with flywheel mass

• Drive on both axles, one traction tire

• LokSound 5 micro decoder for DCC, Motorola®, M4 and Selectrix® operation

• Independent login to control panels with RailComPlus® functionality

• PowerPack storage capacitor for uninterruptible power supply

• Speaker with large sound capsule for maximum sound enjoyment

• Universal electronics with plug-in grinder and slide switch for switching between two-wire and mid-conductor operation

• Smoke generator synchronous to the locomotive sound

• Digitized original sounds of a KG230 B with 12-cylinder Deutz engine A12 L 714

• Light change depending on the direction of travel, peak signal on the train side can be switched off, shunting, cab and driver''s desk lighting

• Brake sparks during sharp braking

• Chassis lighting

• Pipette for filling the smoke generator is included

• Two different antennas are included

• Length over buffers = 92.3 mm

In the performance class of a Köf III, Deutz offered from 1962 the two-axle diesel-hydraulic KG 230 B. KG stands for small locomotive with cardan shaft drive, 230 for the power in hp and B for the axle arrangement. The in-house air-cooled twelve-cylinder engine A12L714 produced 230 hp at 2000 1/min. The seven KG 230s built for explosion-sensitive plants had a water-cooled six-cylinder diesel engine. The gearboxes of most locomotives were set to a maximum speed between 20 and 30 km/h in favor of tractive power. Depending on the track position, the purchasers had additional metal accommodated in the frame area, so that the locomotives with a weight of 26 to 36 t could be ordered. The two locomotives of Bayernhafen AG and the BEHALA locomotives even had multiple control devices. Despite their advanced age, many of the two-axle vehicles still in use today still carry their original engine. Since most companies had only a few locomotives, they were technically kept in good condition, since they could not be dispensed with. The few employees trained on the locomotives knew the limits of their locomotives over the years, the simple and robust truck technology could often be kept running with "on-board resources" of the factory. Deutz delivered a total of 64, Henschel three KG 230 B mainly to German owners, but also to France, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. One copy was procured by the Deutsche Bundespost, further locomotives in government service were available from the Italian State Railways FS and the Spanish RENFE. The list of owners reads like a who''s who of major European industry: BASF, RAG, Wintershall, BP, DEA, Shell, VTG, Arbed, Thyssen, Mannesmann, Feldmühle AG, Krupp Stahl, Rheinpreußen, Rhenus, RWE, Ford, MAN, Volkswagen, Kali + Salz, Portland Zement, Holcim Zement, Südzucker AG. Port logistics in Aschaffenburg, Berlin, Braunschweig, Bremerhaven, Ginsheim-Gustavsburg, Hanover, Regensburg and Luxport in Wasserbillig also relied on the stability and tractive power of the air-cooled two-axle vehicles. The great quality of the construction is shown by the fact that the locomotives are not scrapped if there is no need, but are resold. In elegant red paint, a locomotive at Verein 241-A-65 carefully moves valuable museum vehicles.