Novelty 2025: With the start of direct current electrification of the Italian railway network in the late 1920s, the Italian State Railways needed new, powerful electric locomotives. As a further development of the E.326, the high-performance E.428 locomotives were created, of which a total of 242 units were produced between 1934 and 1943. Over the course of time, the area of use of these universally deployed machines extended across the entire peninsula. The locomotives are typically divided into three series. The first 122 machines had a central superstructure with two front ends. This was followed by the second, semi-aerodynamic series and the third, aerodynamic series.

Digital switching of cab lighting, interior lighting and engine room lighting by retrofitting a digital decoder | Two metal scissor pantographs | 1st series with stems | PIKO TrainSound® onboard

Features

EAN	4015615978077
Sound yes/no	yes
Type of current	DC
Railway administration	FS
Era	III
Kind of measurement	LOB / length over buffers
Measurement	222
Minimum radius	358
Digital interface	NEM 658 PluX22
Built-in decoder	PluX22 sound decoder
Number of Traction Tyres	2
Coupling	NEM pocket + close coupler mechanism
Sound	PIKO sound decoder fitted at the factory
Directional lights	Directional light change white / red
Age recommendation	from 14 years