Class Be 6/8 II "Crocodile" Electric Locomotive

Prototype: Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) class Be 6/8 II "Crocodile" electric locomotive. Design from the first production series. Fir green basic paint scheme. Two cab doors, wide switching steps on the hood sections, bow-shaped grab irons, sleeve-style buffers, without end walkover plates, with oncoming train lights, and Signum-Integra magnets included. Locomotive road number 13254. The locomotive looks as it did between 1960 and 1965.

Highlights

• Highly detailed metal construction.
• Details adapted to the prototype with only 2 cab doors and wide switching steps.
• Locomotive powered with 2 high-efficiency propulsion systems, each with a flywheel.
• World of Operation mfx+ digital decoder and extensive operation and sound functions included.

Model: The locomotive has an mfx+ digital decoder and extensive sound functions. It also has 2 controlled high-efficiency propulsion systems with flywheels, 1 motor for each power truck. 3 axles and jackshaft powered in each power truck. Traction tires. The locomotive frame is articulated to enable the locomotive to negotiate sharp curves. The triple headlights and 1 white marker light (Swiss headlight / marker light code) change over with the direction of travel, will work in conventional operation, and can be controlled digitally. When the locomotive is running "light" the lighting can be changed to 1 red marker light. Maintenance-free warm white and red LEDs are used for the lighting. The locomotive has highly detailed metal construction with many separately applied details. The locomotive body comes in 3 parts with hoods that swing out separately. The roof equipment is detailed with safety grills beneath the pantographs.
Length over the buffers 22.3 cm / 8-3/4".

This model can be found in a DC version in the Trix H0 assortment under item number 25596.

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