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LGB 21440 RhB Ge 2/4 Electric Loco, Collection Item
Rare, hard to find item
Features:
- Weather-resistant construction
- Factory-installed onboard decoder for MTS and analog operation
- 4 each gold headlamp rings in factory sealed bag
- Opening cab doors
- Platforms at each end of the loco
- Power control switch
- Track or catenary power operation
- Protected gearbox with seven pole
- Eight power pickups
- Voltage stabilization circuit
- Automatic directional lighting with duel side headlights, center mounted cab headlights and red lights on both ends
- Two multi-purpose sockets with circuit breakers
- Length : 380 mm (15.0 in.)
- Weight: 2700 9 (5.9 lb.)
The Prototype
In 1913, Switzerland's Rhatische Bahn (RhB) purchased seven light
electric locomotives for the Engadin line from St. Moritz to Scuol.
These "Ge 2/4" locos were numbered 201 to 207. In 1943, Loco 206 was
rebuilt as a switching loco and renumbered 212. It received a new body
with center cab to provide all-around visibility for the engineer.
Unlike other Ge 2/4s, which were rebuilt with new motors and gears, No.
212 retained its original drivetrain. In 1998, the loco still performed
switching duties at the lIanz station, 85 years after it was built! The
LGB model replicates this loco with paint and lettering from the late
1940s.