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PIKO · 21784 · Locomotives · Electric

GER: Sound-E-Lok E 17 DR III Wechselstromversion, inkl. PIKO Sound-Decoder

Scale
H0 (1:87)
Era
III
Railway
Deutsche Reichsbahn (GDR)
Country
East Germany (GDR)
EAN
4015615217848

Market price

Not enough data from the last 12 months to give a price.

Model

Basic

Product line
PIKO Expert

Market

Market status
announced
Maker's novelty year
2026

Description

Catalog description
Novelty Fall 2026: The E 17 123 electric locomotive of the Deutsche Reichsbahn (DR) was one of the last representatives of the E 17 class, which had already been developed in the late 1920s, to remain in the DR fleet. After the Second World War, only two locomotives of this class, E 17 123 and E 17 124, remained in the GDR. Both locomotives had previously been in service in Silesia and were transferred to the Soviet Union as reparations after the end of the war. They returned to the GDR in 1952 and were put back into service in 1957. The E 17 123 was subsequently used on the electrified network in central Germany, hauling passenger trains, before being retired and scrapped in 1968. The detailed model faithfully reproduces the characteristic features of the E 17 123 as operated by the DR. The locomotive is factory-fitted with a suitable PSD XP sound decoder and the largest possible speaker. The model bears the "fits mfx®" quality mark. In order to ensure that digital decoders can be used reliably by all users of current Märklin digital control units, a new "fits mfx®" quality mark was introduced in cooperation with Märklin and other manufacturers. This mark may only be used by digital decoders that have undergone and fully passed a special mfx® test. These decoders, as well as the locomotives in which they are installed, bear the "fits mfx®" quality mark, which certifies unrestricted mfx® functionality. This means that PIKO products featuring the "fits mfx®" logo now also fully support the wide range of mfx® functions. Digitally switchable cab lighting | Digitally switchable engine room lighting | Driver's desk lighting | Two metal scissor-type pantographs | Ribbed insulators with SBS 10 transverse axle | Detailed roof equipment with fine roof walkways | Original DRG-style lamps | SIFA cables and windscreen wipers according to DR design | PIKO TrainSound® onboard

Dimensions and compatibility

Scale and track

Track gauge
H0 · 16.5 mm

Dimensions

Length over buffers
183 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