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PIKO · 21697 · Locomotives · Electric

GER: Elektrolok 120 005 DB Ep. IV

Scale
H0 (1:87)
Era
IV
Railway
Deutsche Bundesbahn
Country
West Germany (FRG)
EAN
4015615216971

Market price

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Model

Basic

Product line
PIKO Expert

Market

Market status
available

Description

Catalog description
Novelty 2025: German Federal Railroad BR 120 electric locomotive in late era condition with round buffers. The PIKO model of the attractive class 120 impresses with the finest paintwork and printing, the exact realization of the striking body shape, attached handle bars, sharply engraved bogie covers and filigree metal pantographs. The five-pole motor with two flywheels ensures excellent running characteristics. The LED light change is white/red depending on the direction of travel using LEDs. The standard cab lighting and the headlights that change over with the direction of travel can be controlled digitally with a PluX22 decoder. The locomotive has a PIKO sound decoder and a loudspeaker as standard. The model bears the “fits mfx®” quality mark. In order to make digital decoders reliably usable for all users of the current Märklin digital command stations, a new “fits mfx®” quality mark was introduced together with Märklin and other manufacturers. This can only be used by digital decoders that have undergone and fully passed a special mfx® test. These decoders and also the locomotives in which they are installed bear the “fits mfx®” quality mark, which certifies unrestricted mfx® functionality. This means that PIKO products with the “fits mfx®” logo now also fully support the diverse functions of mfx®.

Dimensions and compatibility

Scale and track

Track gauge
H0 · 16.5 mm

Dimensions

Length over buffers
221 mm

Couplers

Front coupler pocket
NEM 362
Rear coupler pocket
NEM 362

Track and curves

Minimum radius
358 mm

Drive and mechanics

Drive

Traction tyres
2

Electrics and electronics

Power supply

System
AC (three-rail)

Factory electronics

Decoder interface
PluX22
Factory decoder
Yes

Lighting

Head lights
Yes
Rear lights
Yes
Direction-dependent lights
Yes

Factory sound

Sound module
Yes

Last change: November 4, 2026