Builder: Christoph Ellermann
Region: Europe & Middle East
Category entered:
Year entered: 2023
Brand of building bricks used:
LEGO
Since 2026, the Brick Train Awards have accepted models created with other LEGO®-compatible construction brick systems.
About Deutsche Bundesbahn E91 81 by Christoph Ellermann
This electric locomotive is the E91 81, which was delivered to the Deutsche Reichsbahn Gesellschaft as EG 581 in 1925 and recoloured in Green by the Deutsche Bundesbahn in the early 1950s. The heavy goods train locomotive is powered by two double traction motors, the transmission is done by Winterthur diagonal side-rod drive (Winterthurer Schrägstangenantrieb). It was classified as E91.8 by the Deutsche Bundesbahn.
The model shows the locomotive in the early years of the Deutsche Bundesbahn. The Winterthur diagonal side-rod drive is realized with custom rods, each jackshaft is powered by one motor. Different setups with PU or PF and various motors are possible, there is enough space inside. In this case the PoweredUP CityHub is used to power two PU Boost Interactive Motors. This enables the locomotive to drive powerful and slow - Vmax = 55 km/h!
Selfmade decals were done with gold vinyl foil, plotted numbers out of black vinyl and printings on transparent vinyl foil.
The following video shows the E91 81 at BSBT 2023 working automatically via PU-App at Thomas‘ shunting yard:
https://flic.kr/p/2oVmn3X
Thanks to all the others at Schkeuditz letting me use their wagons and tracks. And thanks to Thomas, who wrote the program for his shunting yard and let the E91 participate.