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[quote user="mlehman"]Ulrich, That's a classic DB loco. IIRC, lots of the 141 class or am I thinking something different? 4 decade old memories are kinda rusty. And that loco would've been virtually new when Marklin released it. Are any still running?[/quote] Mike - It´s an old E 41 (later named 141 when the computer supported numbering scheme was introduced) Marklin introduced this engine in the same year as this class hit the rails of Deutsche Bundesbahn and that was 1956 - my year of birth, that´s why I got this loco! 60 years later, none of them are in service anymore, they just disappeared all of a sudden. A few have been preserved, though. While popular among the aficionados de trenes, it was not so loved by the public. Acceleration was a little bumpy and was accopmpanied by a loud "bang" when the next speed step was selected. This distinct noise gave the loco it´s nickname "Knallfrosch" or firecracker in English ( the literal translation is "bang frog") a rather appropriate name for the color (green since 1962) and noise. The following video was taken in 2005, the last year of regular service. <iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/XA7CRxwAMgw" width="425" height="350"></iframe>
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