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Minitrix - 16231 - Locomotive, Diesel, DR 130 - Container Terminal Halle Saale

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N Scale - Minitrix - 16231 - Locomotive, Diesel, DR 130 - Container Terminal Halle Saale
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Stock Number16231
Original Retail Price169.99€
BrandMinitrix
ManufacturerMinitrix
Body StyleMinitrix Diesel Engine Class 130
Prototype VehicleLocomotive, Diesel, DR 130 (Details)
Road or Company NameContainer Terminal Halle Saale (Details)
Paint Color(s)Gray and White
Print Color(s)Black
Coupler TypeRapido Hook NEM Standard Pocket
Coupler MountBody-Mount
Wheel TypeChemically Blackened Metal
Wheel ProfileSmall Flange (Low Profile)
DCC ReadinessReady
Announcement Date2014-01-01
Release Date2013-01-01
Item CategoryLocomotives
Model TypeDiesel
Model SubtypeDR
Model VarietyClass 130
Prototype RegionEurope
Prototype EraEU Epoch IV (1968 - 1985)
Years Produced1973–1982
Scale1/160
EAN/JAN/GTIN13 Number4028106162312



Specific Item Information: Prototype: Class 232 painted and lettered for Container Terminal Halle Saale (CTHS), C-C wheel arrangement. Built starting in 1974 in USSR for the German State Railroad (DR), nicknamed "Ludmilla". Use: Heavy freight trains.

Model: The locomotive has a 14-pin digital connector and a motor with a flywheel. 4 axles powered. Traction tires. Length over the buffers 126 mm / 5".
Prototype History:
The DR 130 family of locomotives comprises the DR Class 130 (DBAG Class 230), DR Class 131 (DBAG Class 231), DR Class 132 (DBAG Class 232 as well as Classes 233, 234 and 241 produced through modifications) and DR Class 142 (DBAG Class 242).

They were produced in the Soviet Union in Luhansk, Ukraine from the 1970s onwards, and were imported into the GDR. After the reunification of Germany the Deutsche Bahn (DBAG) inherited them and continue to make use of them mainly as heavy freight locomotives. Nicknamed Ludmilla, over 700 units were produced between 1970 and 1982. Two of these machines are classed as works vehicles with the designation Class 754.
Road Name History:
The Container Terminal Halle (Saale) GmbH is a 100 percent subsidiary of Stadtwerke Halle GmbH. It operates the public inland port hall to the power center of gravity of the container terminal Halle Saale in Halle (Saale) - short CTHS.

The CTHS focuses its services within the logistics chain on the handling of sea containers in the import and export worldwide. This base is the starting point for further logistics services at the Hafenhalle location.

These include the service areas of the port railway and terminal services. From the traction of KV trains to the forward and backward movement of containers, the Container Terminal Halle (Saale) is the basis for a broad spectrum along the entire logistics chain.
Brand/Importer Information:
Trix is a German company that originally made Trix metal construction sets. one of its co-founders was Stephan Bing, the son of the pioneer toy-maker industrialist Ignaz Bing. In 1935 the company began producing the electrically powered model trains that it became famous for, under the Trix Express label. Prior to the outbreak of World War II the Trix company produced a small range of fairly unrealistic AC powered three rail models running at 14 volts.

N gauge models under the Minitrix brand were made from the late 1960s mostly of European prototypes (German and British primarily). North American prototypes were also manufactured and marketed under the Aurora "Postage Stamp" brand; later these items were sold under the American Tortoise, Model Power and Con-Cor brands. Trix sometimes utilized North American consultants to aid in the design of this portion of the product line. The "Hornby Minitrix' brand was used in the 1980s for a short lived range of British outline models using the earlier product tooling.

Trix's owner in the 1980s and 1990s was Mangold, which went bankrupt in the late 1990s and Märklin purchased the assets in January 1997. In part, this purchase was a reflection of Märklin's need for added production capacity; Trix had been manufacturing certain items for Märklin in previous years. The purchase was also in response to the earlier purchase of the Karl Arnold company by the Italian company Rivarossi; Märklin were very keen to take over Trix market share in 2-rail H0 and especially Minitrix, until then Märklin had not marketed N gauge models. In 2003, Märklin introduced its first N gauge models under the well established Minitrix brand. A number Märklin H0 scale three-rail AC locomotives have also been introduced in two-rail DC versions under the Trix logo and many models are shared between the two brands.

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Item created by: gdm on 2019-10-06 07:42:21. Last edited by gdm on 2020-06-01 09:03:24

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