Roco 62546 HO gauge SBB Be 4/6 electric loco in green livery For Sale

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Roco 62546 HO gauge SBB Be 4/6 electric loco in green livery:
$190.88

This very nice HO gauge locomotive by Roco is 62546 a Be 4/6 electric locomotive in SBB green livery. It has running number 12339.

The Be 4/6 was a bogie locomotive operated by the Schweizerischen Bundesbahnen (Swiss Federal Railways) (SBB) on the Gotthard Railway along with the Be 3/5, The design was based on the prototype Be 4/6 12302.

The first locomotive (12303) was delivered on 1 February 1920 and the last (12342) on 9 April 1923.

Between 1 February and 30 June 1920, the first series (12303-12312) were put into operation from the Bern depot. They had first proved themselves between Lötschbergbahn and Brig-Glis. 12303-12307 were transferred to Erstfeld in early summer 1920 to test for trial the first electrified section of Erstfeld-Göschenen, returning to Bern between August 1921 and January 1922. In 1924, the entire first series without electric brake (12303-12312) was assigned to the Zurich depot. With the exception of the 12303, which spent 1929-1947 and 1950-1955 in Bern, they remained based in Zurich until 1962, when they were allotted to the Winterthur depot until they were phased out.

The Be 4/6 pulled all major express trains on the lines they served, including those between Schaffhausen and Zurich, until 1929 when the Ae 4/7 started replacing them. By 1938, the type had been largely replaced by Ae 4/7 and Ae 8/14 in express service in Gotthard, finally disappearing in 1962 with the increasing introduction of the Ae 6/6.

Freight was also pulled, particularly from the depot at Olten, which served Basel and Zurich for decades. By 1955, the movement of locomotives to Biel/Bienne was part of a general trend moving the locomotives to the lowlands. However, they required an ever-increasing amount of repair and maintenance, and retirement started in April 1965 with 12312, with locomotive number 12339 the last discarded in February 1976.

Three remain in preservation.

The loco is in very good condition as you can see in the pictures, I have not tested it but I can see no reason why it would not run, so it it is sold in untested condition, but a complete external visual inspection has shown no reason why this loco would not run and the overall condition is very good. Indeed the inspection suggested that this loco has not been run much at all. It comes complete with its box. The box is in good if slightly shelf worn condition. There are couplings in the box.

Overall this is a really nice scale locomotive and would look fantastic on a layout.

Do please have a look at my other listings, I typically have various HO and OO locos on offer as well as an extensive range of imported N gauge locos and other items.

Note: I do recommend all locos are cleaned & serviced, as they have some age to them even if the quality looks at the highest level (fairly standard advice for all locos!).

Roco 62546 HO gauge SBB Be 4/6 electric loco in green livery

$190.88