Piko Diesel locomotive BR 218 497-6 PIKO/Märklin Ep.VI DCS

of the 218 497-6 locomotive is a striking special paint scheme that is the result of a creative competition among the employees of DB Fahrzeuginstandhaltung GmbH (FZI). It symbolizes the history of the Cottbus site, which ranges from steam locomotive maintenance to the servicing of ICEs. The locomotive will continue to be based at FZI Cottbus and will be available to customers as a replacement locomotive. The two model train manufacturers Märklin and PIKO are acting as advertising partners for this project. The company logos of both manufacturers are alternately affixed to the front sides of the locomotive, both on the original and on the model. The PIKO logo adorns the black half, that of Märklin the light gray. There is room for a locomotive engineer in cab 2. The light change of the model is with the direction of travel alternating in white / white. The PIKO H0 model of the Hobby series is also available for the first time as a sound version. The new PIKO SmartDecoder XP 5.1 with load control is used for this. The sound project has been completely resampled with recordings on the original engine.