Electric locomotive 1216

Electric locomotive 1216 903 of the Czech State Railways. ¦ “Najbrt” design ¦ Finely detailed model with many separately attached plug-in parts ¦ Elaborate roof design with four current collectors ¦ Use in international passenger and freight transport ¦ With switchable high beam and individually switchable headlight or tail light in digital mode The type ES64U4 electric locomotives from Siemens were used as class 1216 (Taurus III) by the ÖBB and other European railway transport companies and are multi-system, three-phase current general-purpose locomotives based on technology from the Siemens EuroSprinter family. The locomotives are able to achieve a top speed of 230 km/h with a power output of 6,400 kW. In September 2019, the Czech railways purchased locomotives 1216 902 and 903 from Rail Transport Service GmbH (RTS). After a thorough overhaul and repainting in the ÖBB TS workshops in Linz, they are now mainly used in EuroCity transport between Vienna and Poland.