Description
Description
This is MTH 20-5668-2 O Be 6/8 II Crocodile Electric Loco/dk.grn./3.0. Be 6/8 II Crocodile electric engine with Proto-Sound 3.0 (scale wheels), dark green. Cab number: 13257. In a country famous for mountain railroading, the Gotthard route is the greatest challenge, the one by which the Swiss Federal Railways measures its locomotives. Constructed at a cost of more than 200 lives, the Gotthard line snakes its way around spiral tunnels, across more than a thousand bridges and open passages, and through narrow mountain valleys, culminating in a 2.6% climb to the 9-mile-long Goddard Tunnel – the longest in the world when it was opened in 1882. The Gotthard was the stomping ground for the 2-10-0 Elephants, the largest steam engines ever used in Switzerland. But when the decision was made to electrify the route, the Elephants were replaced by Crocodiles.
To conquer the Gotthard’s tight turns and steep grades, Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works (SLM) designed a freight locomotive in three articulated sections: a double-ended center section housing two engineer’s stations, twin pantographs, and the huge high voltage transformer; and two end sections, each with two electric motors powering a single jackshaft that transmitted power to the 53 drivers, using steam-locomotive-type drive rods. The jackshaft drive was dictated by the motors available at the time, which were too large to be truck-mounted as in later designs. The nickname crocodile (krokodil in German) arose from the engine’s long articulated snouts.
Its key features are:
Directionally controlled headlights
Intricately detailed die-cast metal body
Metal wheels, axles and gears
Die-cast truck sides, pilots and fuel tank
Colorful paint scheme
Metal chassis
Metal handrails and decorative horn
Two precision flywheel equipped motors
Locomotive speed control in scale MPH increments
Proto-Scale 3-2 3-rail/2-rail conversion capable
Lighted cab interior
Two engineer cab figures
Metal body side grilles
European NEM fine scale couplers included
NEM 365 coupler pocket
NEM 362 Lenz compatible coupler included
Sprung numpers
Two motorized pantographs
LED lighting effects
On board DCC receiver
1:45 scale proportions
Unit measures: 17 9/16 x 2 1/2 x 3 3/4
Operates on 36 radius curves
Proto-Sound 3.0 With The Digital Command System Featuring: Freight Yard Proto-Effects
Proto-Sound 3.0 equipped locomotives can be controlled in command mode with any DCC compliant command control system. While the user won’t have access to all of the incredible features of Proto-Sound 3.0, independent control over the locomotive is possible. This means you can continue to use your existing DCC controller to independently control your other DCC equipped locomotives in addition to your Proto-Sound 3.0 locomotive on the same track at the same time.
When using a DCC controller, the following Proto-Sound 3.0 locomotive features are accessible:
(F0) Headlight on/off
(F1) Bell on/off
(F2) Whistle/Horn on/off
(F3) Start-up/Shut-down
(F4) PFA initiate and advance
(F5) Cab Light on/off
(F6) Engine Sounds on/off
(F7) Volume low, med, high, off
(F8) Smoke on/off
(F9) Forward Signal Sound
(F10) Reverse Signal Sound
(F11) Coupler Slack Sound
(F12) Grade Crossing
(F13) One-Shot Doppler on/off
(F14) Extended Start Up
(F15) Extended Shut Down
(F16) Labor Chuff
(F17) Drift Chuff
(F18) Smoke Volume low, med, high
(F19) Single short whistle toot
(F20) Coupler Close
(F21) Feature Reset
(F22) Idle Sequence 1
(F23) Idle Sequence 2
(F24) Idle Sequence 3
(F25) Idle Sequence 4
(F26) Brakes auto/off
(F27) Cab Chatter auto/off
(F28) Clickety-Clack auto/off
Condition: Factory New (C-9)
Operational Status: Functional
Original Box: Yes (P-9)
Manufacturer: MTH
Model Number: 20-5668-2
MSRP: $899.95
Scale/Era: O Modern
Model Type: Electric Loco
The Trainz SKU for this item is P11686003.
Trainz Product Id: 11686003
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