H0 Expert Diesel Locomotive D.445 FS Era V / VI #22020ff
07.01.2026 H0 Expert Diesel Locomotive D.445 FS Era V / VI #22020ff
Diesel-electric power from Italy – The FS Class D.445 in 1:87
22020 Diesel locomotive D.445 FS Era V €299.00
22022 Diesel locomotive D.445 FS Era V, incl. PSD XP and PIKO TrainSound® onboard €399.00
22023 ~ Diesel locomotive D.445 FS Era V, incl. PSD XP and PIKO TrainSound® onboard €399.00
55930 XP diesel locomotive D.445 FS Era V, incl. PSD XP and PIKO TrainSound® onboard €499.00
22024 Diesel locomotive D.445 IC livery FS Era VI €299.00
22025 Diesel locomotive D.445 IC livery FS Era VI, incl. PSD XP and PIKO TrainSound® onboard €399.00
22026 ~ Diesel locomotive D.445 IC livery FS Era VI, incl. PSD XP and PIKO TrainSound® onboard €399.00
22027 Diesel locomotive D.445 XMPR FS Era VI €299.00
22028 Diesel locomotive D.445 XMPR FS Era VI, incl. PSD XP and PIKO TrainSound® onboard €399.00
22029 ~ Diesel locomotive D.445 XMPR FS Era VI, incl. PSD XP and PIKO TrainSound® onboard €399.00
55932 XP diesel locomotive D.445 XMPR FS Era VI, incl. PSD XP and PIKO TrainSound® onboard €499.00
55933 ~ XP diesel locomotive D.445 XMPR FS Era VI, incl. PSD XP and PIKO TrainSound® onboard €499.00
The highlights of the PIKO model summarized in bullet points:
- New tooling 2025
- Digitally switchable cab lighting and driver’s desk lighting
- Additional battery boxes, air reservoirs, sockets, axle boxes, sandboxes and brake cylinders
- Fine handrails, fan grilles and sharply engraved bogies
- Digital sound versions with numerous, vehicle-specific sounds
- XP versions with digital couplers, pulsed smoke generator and motor-driven roof fan
- Matching PSD XP sound decoder: #56647
- Base plate with track reproduction for display in a showcase
- Matching detail parts for showcase presentation included with the model
» The model in the PIKO webshop
Some information about the prototype:
With the Class D.445, the Italian State Railways (Ferrovie dello Stato) set new standards in diesel-powered passenger service from the mid-1970s onwards. At the time of their commissioning, the diesel-electric locomotives were considered the most powerful of their kind in Italy and shaped the appearance of non-electrified mainline routes on the mainland as well as on Sardinia for decades. Between 1974 and 1988, a total of 150 locomotives were built in three production batches by FIAT.
The first 35 locomotives were characterized by curved front windscreens and the absence of push-pull control, limiting their use mainly to conventionally operated passenger trains. From 1980 onwards, the originally curved windscreens were replaced by flat ones. With the second production batch, push-pull capability was introduced, significantly increasing operational flexibility. The third and largest batch finally brought a distinctive visual change: in addition to the three front headlights, these locomotives were equipped with additional rear lights, clearly setting them apart from their predecessors.
With the increasing use of modern multiple units, the importance of the class gradually declined. Nevertheless, around 60 locomotives are still in service today. Their remaining duties are concentrated on regional services in Tuscany as well as selected operations in Calabria, where they occasionally also haul InterCity or freight trains. This makes the D.445 an impressive example of Italian locomotive engineering with remarkable longevity.
Our prototypes:
22020ff: D445.1112, Siena depot, condition 1987
22024ff: D445.1056, Rimini depot, condition 2021
22027ff: D445.1106, Rimini depot, condition 2012
Matching additions in the PIKO H0 range:
58546, 58252, 58545
Figures, data, facts
- Length over buffers: 162 mm
- Minimum radius: 358 mm
- Era V / VI
- Interface NEM 658 PluX22
- NEM coupling pocket and close-coupling mechanism
- Direction-dependent headlight change white/red