Marklin 38590 – SBB Class Ae 8/14 Electric Locomotive, Number 11852, AC, DCC, mfx, sound

Prototype: Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) class Ae 8/14 “Landilok” heavy double electric locomotive. Dark green basic paint scheme. Version with 2 pantographs. Sleeve buffers with rectangular buffer plates. Locomotive road number 11852. The locomotive looks as it did at the start of the Seventies.

Completely new tooling.
Highly detailed metal construction.
World of Operation mfx+ digital decoder with extensive operation and sound functions.
Cab and engine room lighting can be controlled digitally.
Additional red authorized running lights can be controlled digitally.
Buffer height conforms to the NEM.

Model: This locomotive has an mfx+ digital decoder and extensive light and sound functions. Each locomotive half has controlled, high-efficiency propulsion with a flywheel. 4 axles in each locomotive half powered. Triple headlights and 1 white marker light change over with the direction of travel, will work in conventional operation, and can be controlled digitally. This lighting can be switched to 1 red marker light when the locomotive is running “light”. There is a double A light function. Maintenance-free, warm white and red LEDs are used for the lighting. The lights for running against traffic, cab lighting, and engine room lighting can be controlled digitally. There are close couplers with guide mechanisms at the ends of the locomotive and an operating close coupler between the locomotive halves. The roof equipment is detailed with roof conductors, insulators, and roof walkways as well as double-arm pantographs. Both pantographs can be raised and lowered digitally. The minimum radius for operation is 360 mm / 14-3/16″. The cutouts in the end skirting next to the standard coupler pocket can be closed with fill-in pieces included with the locomotive. Brake hoses and prototype coupler imitations are included. Length over the buffers 39.1 cm / 15-3/8″.