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Instruction sheet
L132540 ...
Electric Loco Class E44.5
GB
The electric locomotives built until around 1930 either had a direct rod or jackshaft drive with
a large motor. The looming economic crisis called for, on the one hand, a frugal use of mate-
rials and, on the other, the need to increase the top speed of the locomotives over the long
term.
This could not be achieved with the old drive systems. After successful testing of a test loco-
motive E44 101 with two-axle bogies and one motor per axle, further pre-series locomotives
were built from 1933 in two different versions E44 102-105 and E44 106-109. All pre-series
locomotives were without front projection; only the series locomotives were produced with
the front typical of the E 44.
After more than 100 of the E 44 versions with front projection were built, the pre-series
locomotives had to be renamed from 1939 E 44 501 – 509. The locomotives were mainly
at home in the factory works in Freilassing and from there ventured as far afield as Salzburg,
Berchtesgaden and Innsbruck. The E44 503 and 504 were stationed in Garmisch from 1946
until 1950. The locomotives were in service until the late seventies and early eighties. The E44
502 is on display as a monument at the railway station in Freilassing.
Putting your model into operation
Carefully remove the locomotive from the blister pack in the box. Please open the blister
pack as shown in
Pics. 1a/1b;
remove the locomotive and place it on the rails. The direct
current model is suitable for a maximum voltage of 14 volts; the alternating current version of
the model can be run analogously with a maximum 16 volts or digitally. Allow the locomotive
to run backwards and forwards at about half voltage for a few minutes. The vehicle is then
ready for use.
Pic. 1a
Pic. 1b
