Product Features and Details
Prototype: Electric locomotive BR 193 ("Vectron" of the Swiss company HUPAC AG. Epoch VI.
Model: in delicate livery with sophisticated printing. Model with four pantographs and one way side windows. Model in true to the original livery and lettering. Metal die-cast chassis. 5-pole motor with flywheel. Drive on four axles and two traction tyres. Interface according to NEM 662 (Next18) for decoder installation. Coupler pocket according to NEM 355 standards and guide mechanism. White and red LED triple headlights that change with the direction of travel. The headlights of the locomotive can be partially or even entirely switched off with a microswitch.
The Hupac AG is a Swiss group of companies engaged in transalpine freight transport. It provides accompanied (full tractor unit) as well as unaccompanied (only semitrailer or sea container without towing vehicle) transport services and operates in the so-called combined or intermodal traffic. The company's name comes from the designation "Huckepack""Piggyback", which is the no longer common word for the combined freight transport. The head office is located in the border town of Chiasso in the canton of Ticino. HUPAC was founded in 1967.
