Former GDR (East Germany) German State Railroad (DR) class 212. Prototype locomotive for the "White Lady". With built-in DELTA module. 2 axles powered. 4 traction tires. Electronic reverse unit. Length over buffers 19.1 cm (7-1/2").
Immense power, great speed and an extravagant paint scheme: The "White Lady" from Hennigsdorf was something special at her first official appearance. She was the ancestor of an entire locomotive family encompassing almost 1,000 members whose largest branch became the class 212/112 express locomotives and the class 243/143 freight locomotives.
At the Leipzig Spring Fair in 1982 express locomotive 212 001-2 caught everyone's eye with a basic color of white, a departure from the standard German State Railroad paint scheme. A broad red stripe ran under the window line and angle up and down at the center of the sides of the locomotive. The rest of the body above the frame was white. Thus did this locomotive acquire its name.
This locomotive was produced as a one-time series only in 1996.
