Diesel locomotive, H0, KG230, of the VTG, red, Era V, prototype condition around 1998, LokSound, smoke generator, shunting coupling, DC/AC

Model:
• Body and chassis made of metal
• Perforated fan grilles on the front of the long hood
• Finely detailed, multi-colored cab
• Numerous details on the chassis separately applied
• Separately applied and partially perforated step plates
• Stand-alone handrails
• Spring buffers
• Inserted locomotive driver figure
• Height-adjustable digital shunting coupling for all hook couplings
• Bell anchor motor with flywheel
• Drive on both axles, one traction tire
• LokSound-5 decoder for DCC, Motorola®, M4, and Selectrix® operation
• Independent registration at central units with RailComPlus® functionality
• PowerPack storage capacitor for uninterrupted power supply
• Speaker with large sound capsule for the highest sound enjoyment
• Universal electronics with plug slider and toggle switch to switch between two-rail and center-rail operation
• Smoke generator synchronized with LokSound
• Digitized original sounds of a locomotive with air-cooled 12-cylinder Deutz engine A12 L 714 or a water-cooled locomotive with BA6M-716 Deutz diesel engine
• Direction-dependent light change, switchable front signal on the train side, shunting, cab, and driver's desk lighting, 31431 and 31439 with flashing light
• Brake sparks during hard braking
• Chassis lighting
• Length over buffers = 92.3 mm

Prototype:
From 1962, Deutz offered the KG 230 B, a two-axle diesel-hydraulic locomotive in the performance class of the Köf III. Its air-cooled twelve-cylinder engine A12L714 delivered 230 HP at 2000 RPM. The robust design proved itself in numerous industrial and factory railways, such as those of BP, Thyssen-Krupp, VTG, and Mannesmann. Many locomotives are still in service today – a testament to the reliability of the Deutz small locomotives.