HAG H0 - 191 - Electric locomotive - BThe 4/4 - Bodensee-Toggenburg-Bahn (BT)

HAG H0 - 191 - Electric locomotive Series BDe 4/4 "Bodensee-Toggenburg" of the Bodensee-Toggenburg-Bahn (BT).
With original packaging but without the booklet.
Running number: 1408.

All metal locomotive.
In beige and green livery.
Metal grey roof.

Tested and fully functional.
Undamaged and no paintwork issues.
Please see the photos of this very beautiful locomotive.

Train set Construction Series BDe 4/4.
The train sets of the BDe 4/4 construction series are electric trains of the Schweizerischen Bundesbahnen (SBB), as deployed between 1952 - 1997. A total of 31 sets of these train sets were built, which were initially classified as CFe 4/4, but in 1963 were re-classified as Series BDe 4/4.

Development and deployment:
After the Second World War, the Swiss SBB was in dire need of electric train sets for deployment on the secondary routes. In 1949, 13 sets of the CFe 4/4 Series (known as the BDe 4/4 Series as from 1963) were ordered. In 1952 a second order for 18 sets of these train sets followed, bringing the total number to 31 sets.

The bogies are derived from the locomotives of the Series Re 4/4 I and have a welded frame with leaf springs. Each bogie has 2 traction motors (4 in total) that were supplied by MFO. Each rotary set has a brake cylinder connected to a brake rod that operates the 8 brake pads on either side of each wheel. The train sets of the BDe 4/4 Series can accommodate 40 seated passengers, of which 16 are smoking seats and 24 non-smoking. The bench seats are set opposite each other and are upholstered in faux-leather.

These train sets were often deployed in combination with Leichtstahl carriages. The BDe 4/4 train sets were stationed in the depots at Lausanne, Olten and Winterthur. Three train sets were stationed at the Bellinzona depot. In 1995-1996, these train sets were decommissioned.

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Features/Comments:-
Two BDe 4/4 trainsets were sold to the OeBB in 1997. In 2013 they were resold to the association DSF (Verein Depot und Schienenfahrzeuge Koblenz).