Swiss Collection IV for 2002
On Saturday, April 27, 2002 the unveiling of the fourth locomotive in the Swiss Collection series took place on Collectors Day in Biel, Switzerland. The subject of this years model of the class 460 has a special association with the 100th anniversary of the Swiss Federal Railways: The cockade, an enameled medallion, on the work caps of high railroad officials with the Swiss cross in a halo, flanked by golden oak leaves.
Prototype: Swiss Federal Railways class 460, B-B wheel arrangment, built starting in 1992, Locomotive 2002
Use: Heavy passenger and freight trains on flat terrain and on mountain routes.
Model: Era V, with digital connection, motor with flywheel, 4 axles powered, 2 traction tires.
Length over buffers 115 mm / 4-1/2
This model is being produced in a one-time series only in 2002.