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PIKO · 51499 · Locomotives · Electric

GER: Elektrolok BR 117 DB Ep. IV

Scale
H0 (1:87)
Era
IV
Railway
Deutsche Bundesbahn
Country
West Germany (FRG)
EAN
4015615514992

Market price

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

Model

Basic

Product line
PIKO Expert

Market

Market status
available

Description

Catalog description
“Novelty 2025: Print version of the BR 117 in the DB version in early Era IV. The PIKO model impresses with its prototypical details, such as the filigree handrails and roof lines as well as the free-standing sandboxes and springs. The characteristic front view with the three-part window is perfectly modeled on the prototype. The model has lighting that changes in the direction of travel using the latest LED technology. The locomotive is factory-equipped with a PSD XP sound decoder with the largest possible loudspeaker. The model bears the “fits mfx®” quality mark. A new “fits mfx®” quality mark was introduced together with Märklin and other manufacturers to make digital decoders reliably usable for all users of the current Märklin digital command stations. 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
183 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
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