Description

Deutsche Reichsbahn (DRG 1937–1949) Electric Locomotive E 44 015

Nearly 200 units of the Class E 44 electric locomotives were put into service from 1932 to 1954. These four-axle bogie locomotives had a power output of approximately 2,200 kW and a top speed of 90 km/h. They proved to be highly dependable for both passenger and goods trains.

Some of the locomotives were equipped with a push-pull train control system, making them suitable for suburban services in metropolitan areas. The E 44, which led to the development of the E 44.5, E 93, and E 94 classes, can rightfully be considered one of the most reliable and successful electric locomotives, having played a key role in the breakthrough of both the bogie design and the axle-hung motor.

Model

• Large lamps of the Reichsbahn standard design
• Pantograph type SBS 10
• Separately applied windscreen wipers
• Unobstructed view through the driver's cab and multicoloured cab rear wall
• Wheelsets with low flanges
• In digital operation with switchable headlight/tail light, shunting light, driver's cab lighting and engine room lighting