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PIKO · 22004 · Locomotives · Diesel
GER: Diesellok Rh 500 NS IV + DSS PluX22
- Scale
- H0 (1:87)
- Era
- IV
- Railway
- Dutch Railways
- Country
- Netherlands
- EAN
- 4015615220046
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 2026: Between 1946 and 1989, the diesel-electric locomotives of the Class 500 shaped daily operations of the Dutch State Railways (NS). A total of 45 machines were in service – reliable, powerful, and unmistakable. The first ten units (Nos. 501–510) arrived in the Netherlands immediately after World War II via the British War Department. The striking gray three-axle locomotives quickly became indispensable helpers in shunting operations – especially at major stations such as Utrecht, Zwolle, and Rotterdam Feijenoord. Due to their great reliability, the NS soon increased their fleet: 35 more locomotives (Nos. 511–545) followed, initially in classic olive green, and from the 1970s in modern yellow-gray. Digitally switchable cab lighting | Fine spoked wheels, piping, and handrails | Attached battery and sand boxes, air tanks, and spring packs | With extra water level indicator, filler cap, whistle, and sign holder | Digital sound versions with numerous, vehicle-specific sounds | Compatible PSD XP Sound Decoder: #56642 | Matching detail parts for display in a showcase are included with the model
Dimensions and compatibility
Scale and track
- Track gauge
- H0 · 16.5 mm
Dimensions
- Length over buffers
- 104 mm
Couplers
- Front coupler pocket
- NEM 362
- Rear coupler pocket
- NEM 362
Track and curves
- Minimum radius
- 358 mm
Electrics and electronics
Power supply
- System
- DC (two-rail)
Factory electronics
- Decoder interface
- PluX22
Lighting
- Head lights
- Yes
- Rear lights
- Yes
- Direction-dependent lights
- Yes
Last change: November 4, 2026