PIKO 37452 Manuel D'utilisation page 4

Dear PIKO garden railway
friend
We are pleased that you have chosen
a G scale locomotive from PIKO. Like
all PIKO models, this locomotive has
been designed by our employees with
great attention to detail, carefully
assembled and intensively tested
during development to guarantee you
maximum driving pleasure and a lot of
fun with the locomotive.
To match your locomotive, we offer a
whole range of car and building models
as well as attractive accessories for
your garden railway layout. For more
information, simply take a look at our
detailed PIKO G catalog, the PIKO web
shop at www.piko-shop.de, or visit your
local dealer and convince yourself of
our extensive range.
If you have any suggestions for
improvement or positive criticism about
your PIKO models, you can send us your
feedback by e-mail to hotline@piko.de,
by fax +49 3675/8972-50 or by mail to
PIKO Spielwaren GmbH,
Lutherstraße 30,
96515 Sonneberg/Thuringia, or use the
social networks to get in touch with us.
Thank you for your purchase and have
fun with your PIKO G scale NoHAB.
Your PIKO Team
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The Prototype
One of the most striking diesel
locomotives on European tracks is
undoubtedly the „NoHAB". This is an
offshoot of the legendary F series of the
US manufacturer EMD, which
was built from 1954 onwards by the
Swedish licensee Nydqvist och Holm
AB, or „NoHAB" for short. Until
1965, the manufacturer delivered 165
examples of the locomotives
affectionately known as „round noses"
to the state railroads in Denmark,
Norway and Hungary. Additional
examples were built for the Belgian
state railroads by the manufacturer
Anglo-Franco-Belge. The vehicles
differed in various details, such as the
installed engine power, but shared
the same design principles and the
beautifully shaped locomotive
body. The locomotives performed
extremely well and were used in
various services.
Their service in Denmark and Belgium
lasted until the late 1980s and for
about ten years longer in Norway and
Hungary. Through the liberalization
of the European rail market, many
locomotives found new jobs with
private companies in Germany as
well, and some of them are still in
commercial service today.
The Model
The PIKO model is very sturdy and
has a high haulage capacity in spite
of its attention to detail. It is suitable
inside and outside, because special
plastics make this model weatherproof.
However, locomotive enthusiasts will
love the faithful replications of all
original details.
Technical Features
• Two powerful ball-bearing 7-pole
motors, protected from moisture
• Gearing on 4 axles through a
powerful motor
• 8 wheels are equipped with wheel
wipers for electrical pickup.
• 4 additional sliding pickup shoes
ride directly on the rails for reliable
electrical pickup
• Heavy weights concealed inside the
body for added pulling power and
reliability.
• Upgradeable with additional weights
#36320
• LED-lighted lanterns on each end
change according to the direction of
travel white/red
• Prepared for installation of the engine
room light #36017
• Prepared for installation of PIKO
digital decoder and sound unit
(operates on digital only)
• Includes speaker enclosure
• prepared for installation of the
pulsed vaporizer
• Digital variant incl. digital decoder
and sound
• Digital variant incl. reed contact
• Digital variant incl.
engine room lighting and
undercarriage lighting
• Standard hook and loop couplers are
compatible with most G-Scale trains
• Length: 726 mm
• weight: approx. 4,200 g
Details
• Feature different and accurate
individual engravings
• Separately applied front windshield
and front and side windows
• Separately installed driver›s cabs with
locomotive driver
• Fan grille made of metal
• UV- and weather-resistant materials
for years of outdoor garden railway
service
• Authentic color schem
• Authentic and comprehensive
lettering and decoration
• Moving fan wheels
• Reproduction of the engine room
• Separately attached parts, such as
handrails, windshield wipers,
brake hoses, etc.
Precautions and Recommendations
Minimum Radius
The locomotive can run on tracks with
a radius of 600 mm (23.62''). Due to
the design, however, a minimum radius
of 920 mm (36.28"). Please note that
prolonged operation on curves with
smaller radii leads to greatly increased
wear of the locomotive and the rails.