German Federal Railroad class 184 (E 410). With DELTA electronic circuit. 2 axles powered. 4 traction tires. Engineer's cabs with interior details. 4 different design pantographs. Length over buffers 19.5 cm (7-11/16").
The class E 410 (later 184) four system locomotives have four different design pantographs and can also be operated with direct current at 3,000 volts in Belgium, or 1,500 volts in France and the Netherlands.
The traction current is processed by transformers and either rectifiers (BBC design) or thyristor-controlled alternators (AEG design), and four standard design mixed current traction motors are used. The locomotives are all equipped with the running gear (Krupp) and have the same performance at 4,240 kilowatts (5,686 horsepower) and 150 km/h (94 mph) as the E 10 / 110 "domestic locomotive". A step-less speed control enables both designs to efficiently haul express trains as well as heavier freight trains.
The four system locomotives were originally stationed in Cologne, the dual frequency locomotives in Saarbrücken. Around 1980 the class 184 was transferred to Saarbrücken in favor of the Belgian class 16 and was used there only as a dual frequency locomotive; the direct current pantographs were no longer needed and were removed.
