Electric locomotive Re 465 008 of the Swiss railway company
BLS.
■ Elaborately printed model in "Golden Pass" design
■ With extra attached windscreen wipers
■ Fine depiction of the front grab rails
■ Headlight/tail light switchable with a DIP switch
The Bern–Lötschberg–Simplon Railway (BLS) ordered an advanced
universal locomotive based on the SBB Re 460 from the Swiss
manufacturers SLM Winterthur and ABB Zurich, under the series
designation 465. Unlike the Re 460, these locomotives have one
inverter per axle rather than only one per bogie. This allows the
tractive power to be optimally transferred to the rails. BLS uses
the 18 locomotives primarily for freight transport, but also in
front of commuter trains.
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