Prototype: Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) class Ae 8/14 double
electric locomotive. Fir green basic paint scheme. Version with 2
pantographs. Older design buffers with rectangular buffer plates.
Locomotive road number 11801. The locomotive looks as it did after
1964.
Highlights:
- Mechanisms for raising and lowering both pantographs in digital
control are included for the first time.
- Lighting in each cab can be controlled separately in digital
operation.
- An mfx+ World of Operation digital decoder and a variety of
operation and sound functions included.
Model: This locomotive has an mfx+ digital decoder and extensive
light and sound functions. Controlled high-efficiency propulsion
with a flywheel is in each locomotive half. 2 axles powered in each
locomotive half. Traction tires. The triple headlights and 1 white
marker light change over with the direction of travel, will work in
conventional operation and can be controlled digitally. The white
marker light can be changed to 1 red marker light when the
locomotive is running "light.” 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" lights are on at
both ends. The cab lighting for each locomotive half can be
controlled separately in digital operation. Maintenance-free warm
white and red LEDs are used for the lighting. There are mechanisms
to raise and lower both pantographs, which can be controlled
separately in digital operation. On both ends there are
prototypical imprinted chalkboards on the sheet metal frame of the
buffer beams. A booklet about the history of the locomotive is
included. Length over the buffers 39.1 cm / 15-3/8".