Märklin 39260 RAe 4/8 'Churchill' railcar, mfx+, sound, AC, H0 gauge

Today's RAe 4/8 1021 ("Red Double Arrow") received its unforgettable reputation in 1946, when the train was made available to the then British ex-Prime Minister for his painting vacations on Lake Geneva. Since then, this train has been known as the "Churchill Arrow" thanks to his trips with Sir Winston Churchill. Churchill visited Bern and Zurich, among other places, where he was greeted with cheers by the population. On September 19, 1946, Churchill gave a visionary speech at the University of Zurich in which he called for the establishment of a kind of United States of Europe with his key phrase: "Let Europe arise. Even before it was put into service, the red double railcar intended for social travel was presented as Re 4/8 301 (from 1948 as RBe 4/8 651, from 1959 as RAe 4/8 1021) at the unforgotten national exhibition "Landi" in Zurich in 1939. The SLM (mechanical part), the SWS (interior equipment) and the three electrical companies BBC, MFO and SAAS (all electrical part) were involved in the construction. In order to achieve a reliable vehicle with the shortest possible construction time, no new technical ground was broken, but rather, as far as possible, use was made of parts and construction methods already known from the single-unit "Red Arrows" that had entered service shortly before. The double railcar consists of two cars of equal length, independent of each other, each with two two-axle bogies, the inner one of which is equipped with one motor per wheelset. A large part of the electrical equipment and auxiliary operations, such as transformers, control system, compressor and braking equipment, among others, was housed in the low front ends. However, the special control via so-called "traveling transformers" caused recurring problems with longer stays in the responsible Zurich main workshop.After 1946, the train was henceforth called "Churchill-Arrow" and continued to be used for excursions and special trips in Switzerland until it suffered fire damage in 1979 and was later sold for scrap value. In 1996, the Mittelthurgaubahn (MThB) acquired the vehicle and it was refurbished with more modern electrical components. In the course of the insolvency of MThB, the "Churchill-Arrow" came back into the hands of SBB in 2002. In the meantime, it has become an operational part of the SBB passenger service and is now used as the oldest railcar about 50 to 70 times per year, covering about 20,000 km/year as part of individual charter trips and public adventure tours.

Prototype: Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) RAe 4/8 "Churchill-Arrow" electric double railcar. Used as a charter train for excursion and social trips. Fire red basic paint scheme. Powered rail car road number RAe 4/8 1021. Current operating condition.

Model: The locomotive has an mfx+ digital decoder and extensive sound and light functions. It has controlled high-efficiency propulsion with a flywheel. The two axles in the outer bogie on car part 1 are powered via cardan shafts. Traction tires. Swiss headlights, triple headlights, and 1 white marker light will work in conventional operation and can be controlled digitally. The headlights can be switched to 1 red marker light. The locomotive also has a red headlights signal (wrong way signal) in the front in the direction of travel, can be controlled digitally, and changes over with the direction of travel. The standard interior lighting will work in conventional operation and can be controlled digitally. Cab lighting can be controlled separately in digital operation. Table lamps can be switched digitally. Maintenance-free warm white and red LEDs are used for the lighting. Four bogie covers are included for replacement for use on large radii or for the display case.Total length over the buffers approx. 53 cm.

75 years ago, in 1946, the Red Double Arrow was used to take Winston Churchill through Switzerland as a state guest, which thereby gave the Double Arrow the nickname "Churchill Arrow".

Highlights:

• Completely new design
• Interior lighting installed as standard
• Switchable to red tail light
• Cab lighting digitally switchable
• Table lamps digitally switchable
• Drive authorization signal can be switched digitally
• Game world mfx+ decoder with various light and sound functions

This model can be found in a DC version in the Trix H0 assortment under item number 25260.

Scope of delivery: 1x RAe 4/8 double powered rail car

This product is manufactured by: Gebr. Märklin & Cie. GmbH Stuttgarter Straße 55-57 73033 Göppingen Deutschland [email protected]

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ACHTUNG: Nicht für Kinder unter 14 Jahren geeignet. Benutzung unter unmittelbarer Aufsicht von Erwachsenen.