H0 Expert sound locomotive Rh 1041 ÖBB #51882 / #51883

22.03.2018 H0 Expert sound locomotive Rh 1041 ÖBB #51882 / #51883

The classic Rh 1041 ÖBB from PIKO – now available with new PIKO SmartDecoder 4.1 Sound


#51882 DC electronic sound locomotive Rh 1041 ÖBB era IV #51883 AC electronic sound locomotive Rh 1041 ÖBB era IV

The advantages of the PIKO model in bullet points:

  • Brand new construction
  • Finest paintwork and printing
  • Individually mounted and delicate handles
  • Freestanding shunting treads
  • Delicate pantographs and electric insulators
  • Digital switchable lighting for the driver’s cabin and the engine room
  • Detailed and sharply engraved bogies
  • Exceptional running characteristics
  • AC-model with preinstalled new PIKO SmartDecoder 4.1 Sound PluX22
  • Sound with higher output power for a better sound experience
  • Both versions with RailComPlus®, AC version also mfx-capable
  • Very good price-performance ratio at DC 249,99 €, AC 259,99 €

» The model in the PIKO web shop

» PIKO Flyer H0 Rh 1041 (German)

» Vehicle information booklet H0 Rh 1041

Some information about original and model:

After WW II. the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) were in need of new electric locomotives to replace older steam locomotives. Among others this lead to the development of the new Rh 1041 locomotive. The Rh 1041 could reach a top speed of 90 km/h (although it was only licensed for 80 km/h), weighed 83 tons and was equipped with the Bo'Bo' wheel arrangement. Between 1951 and 1953 25 of these locomotives were stationed in Attnang-Puchheim, Selzthal and Bischofshofen. The main tasks of the 15,32 m long electric locomotive were regional and freight traffic. In the locomotive’s last operational years it was also used for shunting service. The machines with their electrical components from AEG, BBC, ELIN and SSW were known for their reliability. By the end of 2003 all vehicles of the Rh 1041 series were taken out of service due to modernisation measures by the ÖBB. Some of the locomotives can be exhibited in museums, including the model 1041.15, which was al-most fully converted back in is original state.

Locomotive 1041 006-6 Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB). Version in blood orange with modernised doors and new front windows, operating status from 1988. The PIKO Rh 1041 ÖBB in the popular scale H0 is character-ized by is high quality die cast frame, a strong 5-pole motor with two oscillating weights, two traction tires, a smartly assembled circuit board with Plux22 interface and bright LED lights with digitally switchable rear lights. The model comes prefitted with the new PIKO SmartDecoder 4.1 Sound for a better sound experience and with a suitable speaker. When used with suitable digital controllers, Plug-and-Play is given due to RailComPlus® and mfx-capability on the AC model!

Why you should not miss out on our new model:

The PIKO Rh 1041 comes with many individually mounted parts like freestanding handles, wind deflectors next to the doors, front sockets, an illuminated driver's cabin, a realistic main switch, modern and realistic lighting, detailed and sharply engraved bogies as well as pinned on speedometer cables, sandboxes and snowplows. The new PIKO SmartDecoder 4.1 generation with 12 bit sounds, high sample frequencies, an output power of 2.5 watts and a significantly larger memory depth for a high-quality sound experience without interferences. The innovative sound decoder with its many braking distance functions is capable to automatically recognize the operating mode and has various configurational options for the additional features.

With the delicate and realistic model of the Rh 1041 PIKO has once again demonstrated its own high aspira-tions to offer models with a high technical quality, exceptional running characteristics, detail oriented and oper-ational design for a reasonable price. The self-developed software of the new SmartDecoder 4.1 Sound allows diverse operational sequences and the sound, which was recorded in Austria and mixed by PIKO, delivers a realistic and high-quality sound experience.

Sound sample:

Video zum Modell

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