Roco 7310063 Diesel Locomotive 742 007-8 CD DCC

Diesel locomotive 742 007 of the Czech State Railways.

■ Model of the 1st series with smooth driver's cab side wall and roof
■ Modernised model with covered radiator box
■ Large upper headlights
■ Unobstructed view through the driver's cab
■ Filigree safety railings
■ Rectangular buffers
■ Set of wheels with low flanges
■ In digital operation with switchable shunting light; separately switchable headlights/taillights and driver's cab illumination

In the 1970s, the former Czechoslovak State Railways (CSD) had an urgent need for powerful diesel goods locomotives for medium-heavy shunting and mainline service. As a result, the lighter T 466.2 variant was designed based on the industrial locomotive type T 448. CKD in Prag manufactured nine series (each with slight technical differences) with 94 units from 1977 onwards and was in service with the CSD until 1986. In 1998, the class designation T 466.2 was changed to 742.