Diesel locomotive W 232-09 of ITL, Era VI.
Prototype condition around 2006.

Model for the direct current and alternating current system, equipped with digital decoder and sound.

• Structure, frame, and gearbox housings made of metal
• Perforated fans in the roof area
• Multicolored driver's cab with driver figure
• Multi-part bogie covers with separately applied springs
• Separately applied handrails and steps, metal exterior mirrors for the DR version
• Coupling in a guide-controlled NEM pocket
• Five-pole ESU motor with two flywheels
• Drive via cardan/screw gearbox on four axles, four traction tires
• LokSound V4.0 M4 decoder for DCC, Motorola®, M4, and Selectrix operation
• Independent registration at central units with RailComPlus® or mfx® functionality
• PowerPack storage capacitor for uninterrupted power supply
• Two high-quality speakers with large sound capsules for the best sound enjoyment
• Load-dependent smoke generator, synchronized with LokSound
• Digitized original sounds of a locomotive with a 16-cylinder engine of design 5 D 49
• Squeaking noise during slow cornering via curve sensor
• Direction-dependent light change, front signal on the train side can be switched off, high beam function of the 3rd front light, driver's cab and control desk lighting can be switched
• Switchable engine room lighting
• Brake sparks during hard braking
• Pipette for filling the smoke generator, prototype-compliant etched part for covering the exhaust, buffer beam add-on parts, and a second coupling are included
• Minimum radius = 360 mm
• Length over buffers = 239.3 mm

- New product 2017 -

The ITL Eisenbahngesellschaft mbH (ITL) is a railway transport company based in Dresden, which has been fully part of the SNCF Group since December 2010 and is part of the German Captrain Group. (Wikipedia)