SBB CFF FFS - Ae 3/6^I electric locomotive

Highlights:
- completely new tooling;
- highly detailed metal construction;
- mfx+ World of Operation digital decoder and extensive operation and sound functions included;
- cab and engine room lighting can be controlled digitally;
- additional red oncoming train light can be controlled digitally;
- buffer height according to NEM.

Model: The locomotive has an mfx+ digital decoder and extensive sound and light functions. It also has controlled high-efficiency propulsion with a flywheel. All 3 driving wheelsets powered. Traction tires. The triple headlights and one white marker light (Swiss headlight code) change over with the direction of travel, will work in conventional operation, and can be controlled digitally. The lighting can be switched to a red marker light when the locomotive is running "light". The oncoming train light can be controlled separately in digital operation. The headlights at Locomotive Ends 2 and 1 can be turned off separately in digital operation. When the headlights are off at both ends, the double "A" light function is on at both ends. There is also cab lighting and engine room lighting, which can each be controlled separately in digital operation. Maintenance-free warm white and red LEDs are used for the lighting. The locomotive has highly detailed metal construction with many separately applied details such as cooling pipes for transformer oil. The cabs and engine room are modelled. The roof equipment is detailed with roof conductors, insulators, and roof catwalks as well as double arm pantographs. The minimum radius for operation is 360 mm / 14-3/16". Brake hoses and imitation prototype couplers are included.
Length over the buffers 16.9 cm / 6-5/8".

The lightweight steel passenger car set to go with this locomotive can be found under item number 43369 in the Märklin H0 assortment.

This model can be found in a DC version in the Trix H0 assortment under item number 25360.

Prototype: Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) class Ae 3/6 I electric locomotive. Locomotive from the eighth production run. Fir green paint scheme with gray running gear. With older style buffers, end walkover plates, and 4 cab doors on the sides. Oncoming train light above each of the upper lamps. Locomotive for use pulling lightweight express trains on flat terrain, on the route Geneva-Bern-Zürich. Locomotive road number 10703. The locomotive looks as it did at the beginning of Fifties.