Electric locomotive 371 002 of the Czech State Railways.

■ Rich detailing on the model with separately applied plug-in parts
■ Fine spoked wheels

In the 1980s, the CSD and the DR made the strategic decision to acquire dual-mode locomotives in order to enhance their ability to manage cross-border traffic operations and the steadily growing traffic volume on the Berlin-Dresden-Prague route in a more efficient manner. Some locomotives were upgraded when the Decín-Prague line was extended and approved for a maximum speed of 160 km/h. From 1994, six Czech Rh 372 locomotives were adapted for faster international passenger services and have since been operating under the class designation 371, which is also known as the 'Turbobastard'. The CD relocated the converted locomotives to the depot in Prag.