Novelty 2026: The six-axle electric locomotives of class E 669.1 have proven themselves in heavy freight traffic for more than half a century. They were developed from the two prototypes of class E 660.0, with the aim of avoiding freight trains previously operated in double traction. Delivered by Škoda to the Czechoslovak State Railways (?SD) in the early 1960s, the total of 150 units built were used on the DC network in the north and east of the former Czechoslovakia. After the dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1993, the entire class, now designated 181, went to the new Czech Railways (?D). Some units are also actively in use in Poland, including with LOTOS.

Digitally switchable cab and engine room lighting via retrofit of a digital decoder | Control panel lighting | Two metal scissor pantographs | Detailed roof fittings | Equipped with rail scraper | Detailed interiors in the cabs and engine room | The electric locomotive features a PluX22 interface and is prepared for easy retrofit with sound and the largest possible speaker.

Features

EAN	4015615210290
Type of current	DC
Railway administration	Private railway
Era	VI
Kind of measurement	LOB / length over buffers
Measurement	216
Minimum radius	358
Digital interface	NEM 658 PluX22
Interior Lighting / Lights	Digital schaltbare Führerstands- and Maschinenraumbeleuchtung (with PluX22 Decoder)
Coupling	NEM pocket + close coupler mechanism
Sound	PIKO Sound Decoder nachrüstbar #56645
Directional lights	Directional light change white / red
Age recommendation	from 14 years