SBB Re4/4 III 43 Electric Locomotive IV (~AC-Sound)

SBB Re4/4 III 43 Electric Locomotive IV (~AC-Sound)

1:87 scale model produced by Roco. This model is ready-to-run straight out of the box and would make a excellent addition to any model railway collection.

Features:

• AC Sound Model
• Best suited to Epoch IV Model Railways
• This model mainly operates in Switzerland
• Decorated in SOB company markings
• Best suited to 358mm radius curves
• New front with large round headlights, typical of the private railway Re 4/4
• New rearview mirrors
• Rectangular buffers for shuttle operation up to 50‰
• With the "Rothenthurm" coat of arms
• In digital operation with switchable headlights/taillights, cab lighting, and engine room lighting
• Z21 cab available.

Details

The SBB Re 4/4III was a small class of Swiss electric locomotives built in the 1970s to meet the demands of routes with steep gradients and tight curves, particularly on the Bözberg line. Only twenty locomotives were constructed, and although they were visually similar to the more numerous Re 4/4II, they were fitted with different gearing and higher tractive effort, making them better suited to heavy freight and demanding routes.

In later years, several locomotives were sold or transferred to private railway operators and renumbered, becoming Re 430 and Re 436 under new ownership. These locomotives continued to see service on freight, infrastructure, and regional duties, often repainted into a variety of operator liveries, extending their working lives well beyond their original Swiss Federal Railways service.