Lemke - 58856 - Engine, Diesel, Bombardier DE-AC33C - Captrain - 250 006-4

Model Information: Announced in 2006, but not produced due to Mehano's bankrupcy.
After Mehano recovery, re-announced in 2016 and delivered in 2017. Distributed by Lemke.

- 5-pole motor with flywheel,
- Power pick-up on all wheels, all wheels are geared,
- Four traction tires,
- Reversible White / Red lights on both cabs.

DCC Information: Accepts Next18 (NEM 662) decoders.

Prototype History: The DE-AC33C Blue Tiger is a diesel locomotive for heavy goods traffic. It was developed in 1996 by ADtranz in collaboration with General Electric. In 2001 Adtranz was taken over by Bombardier Transportation, so the construction of the Blue Tiger was completed at Bombardier. The 6-axle Co′Co′ diesel electric locomotive has an output of 2,460 kW (3,300 hp) developped by a GE 12-cylinder prime mover 7FDL12. With a length of 23.4 m, the locomotive weighs 126 tons. The locomotives of this second series (BT II) are still used today by various private railway companies in heavy goods traffic.

A total of 61 units have been built:
- Germany: 11 - standard gauge
- Pakistan: 30 - large gauge (1,676 mm) with a 16-cylinder GE 7FDL16
- Malaysia: 20 - meter gauge

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Road Name History: Captrain is the international European transport brand of SNCF Logistics, specialised in door-to-door rail freight and logistics.
Captrain was formed in 2010 by regrouping under a single brand all SNCF Fret activities outside France, notably from the former Veolia Cargo. It has subsidiaries in Germany, Italy, Benelux and Romania.

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Brand/Importer Information: Wolfgang Lemke GmbH is located in the city of Haan in the Rehinland region of Germany. They produce models in HO, N and TT scales. Their range includes rolling stock, locomotives and vehicles including specialty models such as World War II rail guns and Maintenance of Way equipment.

Lemke also has an extensive marketing/importing arrangement with Kato. They also own the manufacturing firm Hobbytrain which they purchased.

Manufacturer Information: Mehano is a Slovenian toy manufacturer located in Izola, Slovenija. The company was founded as Mehanotehnika and was producing toys starting in June 1953. They first exhibited at the Nuerenberg Toy Fair in 1959. Mehano produced a number of different locomotives and rolling stock models for the North American market in the 1960s and 1970s. Companies such as Atlas and Life-Like imported a huge variety of their products. Generally they can easily be recognized as they are stamped "Yugosolavia" on the underframe. The company was formally renamed "Mehano" in 1990. Izola today is part of the country of Slovenia since the breakup of Yugoslavia.
Mehano filed for bankruptcy in 2008, but still continued to exist and operate. Since 2012, Mehano products are distributed by Lemke.