Fleischmann German Federal Railway Class V60 Diesel Locomotive

Diesel locomotive 365 425 of the German Federal Railway.

■ Orient red livery

■ Clear view through driver’s cab

■ Hoods precisely to scale

■ Separately attached shunter’s handle rails

■ LED headlights on both sides

■ Rods made from metal

■ Model with a tightly soldered decoder built-in from factory

■ EPOCH V

■ NEM shaft 355 without close coupling mechanism

■ Minimum radius: 192mm

■ Decoder-Type: MX616

■ Length over buffer: 65mm

In order to remedy the lack of powerful shunting locomotives, the German Federal Railways procured the class V 60 locomotives from the middle of the 1950s. The difference between the V 60 (260) and V 60.1 (261) series is the higher friction load of the class 261. These engines, which could be found at almost all German shunting stations, were able to reach a maximum speed of 30 km/h, and 60 km/h in mainline operation in shunting mode.
As of 1st October 1987, the series designation was changed to 360 or 361, and the engines were downgraded to small locomotives. This allowed them to be operated by small locomotive operators instead of the better-paid traction unit drivers. Those locomotives equipped with radio remote control and automatic shunting coupling from 1988 were renamed as class 364 or 365.

Scale: N