Product Features and Details
The Model:
Interior details in driver´s cab. Current pick-up from the rails or overhead catenary. Motor with flywheel. Drive on 8 wheels, of which 2 are fitted with traction tyres. Current pick-up on all axles. White triple LEDheadlights at each end. Standard NEM 355 coupling socket with slot-guide mechanism at each end.
Based on: 1955 saw the beginning of the success story of the class Ae 6/6, of which a total of 120 were delivered to the SBB. They were soon recognised to be the ideal workhorse to haul trains on the Gotthard line with an increasing workload over the steep gradients of the winding approach ramps because the slower "crocodiles" took too much time to cover this very busy route. It wasn´t long before the elegant Ae 6/6 power packs replaced all the "crocodiles" and other older locos an all main lines where steep gradients had to be negotiated. Even today the SBB cannot dispense with their Ae 6/6 services. Nowadays, one can still see these electric locos mostly at the head of heavy freight trains throughout central Switzerland.
