Product Features and Details
Electric locomotive E.656.009 of the Italian State Railways. - Version with horizontal dampers - Pantographs FS type 52 with bent slide plate - With many separately attached plug-in parts - Finely detailed metal handle rails - Switchable headlight/tail light with DIP switch The E.656 class is a six-axle Italian electric locomotive class nicknamed “Caimano” (English: cayman). It is an advancement of types E.636, E.645 and E.646 also with a split locomotive body. Compared to type E.636, however, they have modified axle and pivot spacing. The high tractive force and the maximum speed of 150 km/h means it can be used to pull passenger and freight trains.
