Rhaetian Railway.
Model by LGB
RHB Starter Set, Originally exclusuive for RHB Employee's. Very Limited number avaliable world wide. Almost gone..8/24
This is a model of the Rhaetian Railroad class Ge 4/4 II electric
locomotive, road number 629, in a special paint scheme for the new
construction of the Albula Tunnel in the Grisons. The paint and
lettering are prototypical for Era VI. All four wheelsets are driven by
two powerful Bühler motors. The locomotive has an mfx/DCC decoder with
many light and sound functions. The pantographs are powered by motors
and can be controlled digitally. Length over the buffers 57 cm /
22-7/16". LGB 28441 Rhaetian Railroad Ge 4/4 II 629 Electric
LocomotiveAt the end of the 1960s the Rhaetian Railroad urgently needed
new electric locomotives for its core network mostly to replace old
units from the period of electrification, but also to add to the roster
due to increases in service. The RhB's management advisory committee
decided at the beginning of September 1970 to purchase 10 modern class
Ge 4/4 II thyristor locomotives with road numbers 611-620. They were
built by the Swiss Locomotive and Machinery Company (SLM) in Winterthur
(the mechanical part) and by Brown Boveri & Cie (BBC) in Baden (the
electrical part). Their external appearance was quite similar to the
standard gauge SBB class Re 4/4 II locomotives. There were by contrast
clear differences in the electrical part: Phase control with controlled
rectifiers built up using thyristors and diodes supplied the traction
motors with pulsating direct current. A special feature was the low
mounted drawbars and cable equipment to compensate for the lower weight
of the trucks. Together with the ingenious control of the pulsating
current traction motors, this guaranteed optimal adhesion utilization.
In line with the level of technology at that time, the locomotives also
had electrical resistance braking.Due to the strong growth in traffic,
the RhB placed a subsequent series of 13 units in service between
February of 1984 and January of 1985. This add-on series was largely
identical to the first series and bore the road numbers 621-633. An
add-on series of the class Ge 4/4 II allowed chiefly savings in
maintenance costs and reserve parts. Several components were however
adapted to the current level of technology. For the first time the
locomotives had the red RhB paint scheme that is still in use today.
This scheme was also applied to the green units of the first series as
they came in for all the possible overhauls. Starting in 1999, new
rectangular headlights were installed when locomotives came in for major
maintenance, and between 2004 and 2008 all 23 units underwent a
modernization program in which a modern computer-supported control
technology replaced the analog control electronics. The RhB soon also
recognized the potential of these locomotives as an advertising medium
and a memorable advertising message has since adorned the locomotive
bodies of more than half of the roster. Among them is the current Ge 4/4
II 629 that is now running as the advertising medium for the new
construction of the Albula Tunnel and all the firms involved in the
construction. One-time production in 2017. The running sounds will also
work in analog operation.
Model: Ge 4/4 II Tiefencastel 629 with a first class passenger car Arosa and a Gourmino dining car in prototypical RhB design. The Ge 4/4 II is powered by two powerful Bühler engines across all 4 wheelsets. The locomotive is equipped with a mfx / DCC decoder with many light and sound functions. The passenger cars have an interior and interior lighting
The set also includes a complete track oval, a 36-watt switching power
supply for power and the Mobile Station for controlling the RhB train.
Content: RhB Starter kit:
1 electric locomotive Ge 4/4 II,
1 passenger
car 1st class RhB Arosa,
1 dining car Gourmino,
12 curved track Art.
15000,
4 straight track,
2 track clamps Art 11500
1 Mobile Station
Art. 60657
1 Digital connection box Art. 60114
1 connection cable
already mounted to digital connection box
1 switching power supply 36 W
Art. 51090 incl. Plug adapter