Roco HO 70088 Electric locomotive Ae 3/6? SBB era V DCC Q3 2022 New Item

Electric locomotive Ae 3/6ˡ of the Swiss Federal Railways. Edition model! - Complete, exceptionally detailed new construction with elaborate reproduction of the Buchli drive - Highly accurate, completely new spoked wheel design - Delicately crafted current collectors - Model in the design of the 2nd series - Grids on roof superstructure made from fine metal - Small lamps - Driver’s cab and machine room lighting - Sound-synchronous shift lights in the machine room - ROCO Dynamic-Sound system and 16-bit sound - Short coupling mechanism at each end of the locomotive - Perfectly presented in a transparent box The Ae 3/6ˡ came into operation between 1921 and 1929 and were in regular service for over 70 years. Initially used for the high-quality express train transport on the east-west axis, the machines also proved their worth in regional, postal and goods train services. They were found in all three parts of the country and on all railway lines - with the Saint Gotthard route being rather an exception. Only at the very beginning, the SBB used the Ae 3/6ˡ on mountain lines, afterward, only in exceptional cases.