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LGB 2046 FO Rack Electric Loco HGe 2/2 24 NEW in box
This rare LGB German made Electric Rack Locomotive is no longer in production.
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The Prototype
The meter-gauge Furka-OberalpBahn (FO) links the valleys of Rhine and Rhone, providing an important East-West connection in the Swiss Alps. Since 1942, electric locomotives haul the entire traffic on the approximately 100 km (65 mile) long railway. The Furka-Basis tunnel ,completed in 1982, eliminates many of the steepest sections of the line and enables year-round operations. But even today, racks remain necessary on many sections of the FO, where grades can be up to 17.9 percent. The four HGe 2/2 locos were built in 1917 for the 3.75 km (2.3 mile) long Schbllenenbahn, which provided a connection between the FO and the standard gauge Gotthard railway at Andermatt. The locos were equipped with two electric motors. Power was transmitted via dummy axles both to the wheels and to cogs that engaged in the rack placed in the center of the tracks. The Schbllenenbahn was incorporated into the FO in 1961, and the locos were repainted in FO colors . Unfortunately, none of these
attractive locomotives have been preserved
The Model
Features:
- Weather-resistant construction
- Made in Germany
- Opening cab doors
- Power control switch
- Track or catenary power operation
- Works on regular G Scale Track without rack or with rack up to 22 degree incline
- Protected gearboxes with high torque Bühler motor
- Rack and adhesion operation
- Eight power pickups
- Voltage stabilization circuit
- Automatic directional lighting
- Two multi-purpose sockets with circuit breakers
- Length : 282 mm (11 .1 in .)
- Weight: 3000 g (6.6 lb.)
- Original LGB Box with foam inserts
- Original LGB Instuction
Options: (not included with loco)
Recommend optional items
- 10210 Rack Rails, 300 mm, 12 pieces
- 10220 Rack Rail Holders, 24 pieces
- 10315 RhB Buffer Stop
- 32675 FO Passenger Car A4065
- 64462 Rack Loco Coupler Hook, 8 pieces
- 65004 European Electric Loco Sound Unit
- 65011 Sound Unit Power Storage
- ESU decoder w or w/o sound
Optional items above available at our store
Photos:
Power is selected via a switch for selecting rails or overhead catenary
Original Box with Bubble inserts provides safe transport and storage
Don't miss this rare LGB rack loco now leaving the station!
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Questions? call 310-622-4431
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