H0 Expert electric locomotive BR E.428 FS III 97464ff
22.03.2024 H0 Expert electric locomotive BR E.428 FS III 97464ff
Italienische Ingenieurskunst im Modell
97464 E-Lok electric locomotive E.428 FS III 269,00 €
97465 Sound- E-Lok electric locomotive E.428 FS III, incl. PIKO Sound-Decoder 379,00 €
97466 ~Sound- E-Lok electric locomotive E.428 FS III, incl. PIKO Sound-Decoder 379,00 €
The highlights of the PIKO model in bullet points:
- Completely new design
- Delicately designed chassis area
- Elaborate and prototypical pantographs
- First large-scale production model of the E.428 "semiaerodinamica"
- Solid drive technology
- Mould making at the highest level
» The model in the PIKO Webshop
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With the start of direct current electrification of the Italian railway network in the late 1920s, the Italian state railway needed new, powerful electric locomotives. As a further development of the E.326 series, the E.428 high-performance locomotives were created, of which a total of 242 units were produced in three different series between 1934 and 1943. In the course of time, the area of operation of the universally used locomotives extended over the entire Italian mainland. The locomotives of the three series can be clearly distinguished from one another: The first 122 locomotives had a central superstructure with two lower front ends in front of the driver's cabs. The second, semi-aerodynamic series (E.428 123 - 203) followed the contemporary trend towards streamlining and was characterised by a closed locomotive body with forward-mounted driver's cabs. In the third series, the body and front were joined together in an even more aerodynamically favourable form. Between 1934 and the commissioning of the E.646 in 1958, the E.428s were the most powerful locomotives in the FS fleet. Their service finally came to an end in 1989.
Our prototype: E.428.157 (second series), from the Milan depot in Era III condition
The Italian E.428 is also a stately appearance in the model: The elongated locomotive body and the massive forward bogies characterise the image. These attributes and the strikingly designed front are perfectly reproduced by the new PIKO model in 1:87 scale. The side surface is structured by fine rivet strips and the flush-mounted engine room windows. A powerful five-pole motor works in the housing and develops its power on all four driving axles. Two precisely balanced flywheel masses further enhance the running characteristics and help to overcome minor contact problems with the tracks. The models equipped with a digital decoder at the factory have various lighting functions, for example in the engine room or in the driver's cabs. A modern PluX22 interface makes it easy to retrofit a digital decoder. The models equipped with a sound decoder at the factory bring the authentic driving sound of the E.428 convincingly to the H0 tracks and bear the PIKO TrainSound® onboard seal. The AC version also has the "fits mfx®" seal of approval, which guarantees the reliable use of the decoder in combination with the current Märklin digital control centres.
The engines of the E.428 series were a milestone of the Italian State Railways and are an enormous enrichment of the fleet in the H0 scale.