LTE BR186 945-2 Electric Locomotive VI (~AC-Sound)

LTE BR186 945-2 Electric Locomotive VI (~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 VI Model Railways
• This model mainly operates in Austria
• Decorated in LTE company markings
• Best suited to 358mm radius curves
• Elaborate printing
• With many separately attached plug-in parts, some executed using etching techniques
• Used in cross-border operations hauling freight trains
• In digital operation with switchable high beams and switchable headlights/taillights.

Details

The NS Class 186 is a family of modern Bo’Bo’ electric locomotives built by Bombardier Transportation between 2006 and 2014 as part of the TRAXX F140 MS2 series. Designed as multi-system locomotives, they can operate under a range of European electrification systems, including 1.5 kV DC, 3 kV DC, and 15/25 kV AC, making them highly versatile for international use.

These locomotives were introduced to haul high-speed passenger services for Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), originally on NS Hispeed Intercity Direct services along the HSL-Zuid high-speed route connecting Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Breda, and later on other intercity routes.

Production of the Class 186 occurred in several batches: the first batch of leased locomotives arrived in 2008–2009, followed by further units delivered to NS from 2014 to 2016. Some locomotives have been repainted into NS’s yellow-blue livery, and others have been involved in sale-and-leaseback arrangements with leasing companies such as Akiem.