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Diesel Locomotive Type 912-2 - MicroAce A8206
- Diesel Locomotive Type DF90 (powered-motor) with Co--Co wheel arrangement
- Excellent quality and performance
- Features Teflon coated frictionless gearing that do not need to be greased. This makes locomotive run very smoothly and extends the life of the motor.
- Wonderful details and realistic design
- With directional lights
- Factory equipped with Rapido couplers (front and back)
- Called diesel-electric, this locomotive has a diesel engine powerplant connected to an electrical generator, that creates the necessary electricity to power the electric traction motors that run the locomotive.
- Scale: N
- Limited quantities available since item sold out from manufacturer.
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Diesel-electric powerplants became popular because they greatly simplified the way motive power was transmitted to the wheels and because they were both more efficient and had greatly reduced maintenance requirements. Direct-drive transmissions can become very complex, considering that a typical locomotive has four or more axles.
