Model #737204 - Fleischmann Electric loco of the SBB, class Ae 6/6

System	Country	Era	Railway	Dimensions
N	Switzerland	III	SBB	115mm

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. In addition to the "SBB Historic" foundation, which owns the prototype Ae 6/6 11402, two private societies are concerned with the preservation of the locos numbered 11403 and 11406.