ESU 31531 - Electric locomotive, H0, AE6/6, 11401 Ticino SBB, dark green, Ep III, prototype condition around 1954, LokSound, Panto, DC/AC

ESU 31531 - Electric locomotive, H0, AE6/6, 11401 Ticino SBB, dark green, Ep III, prototype condition around 1954, LokSound, Panto, DC/AC

 

Role model information

After the Second World War, the famous crocodiles or other older types still dominated the Swiss Gotthard line. In order to take account of the increased train weights and the desire for higher speed, the Swiss Federal Railways commissioned SBB to develop an axle-less bogie electric locomotive. Technically, this should be based on the successful Ae 4/4 of the Bern-Lötschberg-Simplon Railway BLS. SLM and BBC were in charge, handing over the pre-production locomotives Ae 6/6 11401 and 11402 to the SBB in 1952. The six drive motors of all Ae 6/6 deliver 4300 kW and accelerate them to 125 km/h. The internationally proven BBC spring drive was chosen as the drive. As the new pride of the Swiss railways, the locomotives were provided with chrome strips all around, with a shorter, externally slanted chrome trim on the front sides to the left and right of the Swiss cross, called “snout” by the Swiss. The series locomotives differed significantly from the pre-production locomotives in that they had modified roof equipment with a new main switch and the absence of doors next to the locomotive driver's position. Since the locomotive body began to rust under the chrome strips after several years, the SBB ordered the Ae 6/6 without chrome decoration starting in 1959, starting with the number 11427. In the 1980s, many locomotives were painted red, in the 1990s the driver's cabs were revised, and from 2003 onwards the driver's cabs of the locomotives intended for further use were rebuilt, which meant, for example, that the windshield wiper drives that were previously mounted above the front windows moved downwards. The most striking external change, however, was the repainting of some modernized locomotives in red/blue with large SBB Cargo lettering. By 2013, all Ae 6/6s not intended for museum preservation had been decommissioned.


 

Model details

NEW FORM
Construction and frame made of metal
Digitally raising and lowering pantograph
Coupling in a slide-guided NEM shaft
Bell armature motor with flywheel
Drive via cardan/worm gear on four axles, four traction tires
LokSound 5 decoder for DCC, Motorola®, M4 and Selectrix operation
Independent registration to control centers with RailComPlus® or mfx® functionality
Universal electronics with plug-in grinder and slide switch for switching between two-wire and center-wire operation
PowerPack storage capacitor for uninterrupted power supply
Two high-quality loudspeakers with large sound capsules for maximum sound enjoyment
Digitized original sounds of an Ae 6/6
Squeaking noise when cornering slowly due to curve sensor
Light change depending on the direction of travel, front signal on the train side can be switched off, Swiss headlights can be switched, driver's cab and driver's desk lighting, engine room lighting
Brake sparks when braking sharply
Multi-part bogie covers with numerous separately attached parts
Separately attached handle bars and steps, etched circumference on the front sides
Free view in the largely detailed engine room
Finely detailed, multi-colored driver's cabs, locomotive driver figure
Spring-loaded buffers
Buffer carrier accessories, as well as a second coupling are included
Minimum drivable radius = 360 mm
Length over buffer = 211.5 mm

 

 

 

Characteristics:

Manufacturer:	ESU
Item number:	31531
number of pieces:	1 piece
EAN:	4044645315316
Product Type:	Electric locomotive
track:	H0
scale:	1:87
model series:	AE6/6
Company number:	11401
Railway company:	SBB
country:	CH
epoch:	III
Metal model:	partly made of metal
AC wheelset:	available
grinder:	present, removable
Electricity system:	DC/AC
operation mode:	DCC sound
interface:	21 MTC (NEM660)
Digital decoder:	Yes
Energy storage:	Yes
engine:	5-pole motor
Motor with flywheel:	Yes
Number of driven axles:	4
Traction tires:	4
Length over buffer:	211.5mm
Minimum radius:	360mm
coupling:	Shaft NEM 362 with KK kinematics
digital coupling:	No
Interior design:	equipped with interior furnishings
Interior lighting:	digitally switchable
Driver's cab lighting:	digitally switchable
Headlight:	LED headlight
Sound:	Yes
Weight:	492g
Age recommendation:	14 years and older
WEEE No.:	DE62103961
BattG registration number:	21002525