Prototype: Italian State Railways (FS) class E 424 electric locomotive. Chestnut brown / pale cream-brown paint scheme. Double arm pantographs included. Locomotive road number E 424.109. The locomotive looks as it did in Era III.
 

Highlights

• Märklin classic of the Sixties
• Packaging borrowed from the colored packaging of that time
• Contemporary with an mfx digital decoder

 

Model: This is a reissue of a Märklin classic. The locomotive has an mfx digital decoder. It also has controlled, high-efficiency propulsion. 2 axles powered. Traction tires. Dual headlights change over with the direction of travel, will work in conventional operation, and can be controlled digitally. The locomotive body and frame are constructed of metal. There are coupler hooks with advance uncoupler tabs at both ends of the locomotive. The packaging has a color representation of the locomotive borrowed from the packaging of that time. Length over the buffers 17.5 cm / 6-7/8".

The "tin-plate" passenger car set to go with this class E 424 electric locomotive can be found in the Märklin H0 assortment under item number 40360.