MÄRKLIN PRODUCT: 37521 Electric locomotive - Crocodile - Class De 6/6

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KEY DATA
Product Name	37521 Electric locomotive - Crocodile - Class De 6/6
Object type	Locomotive-Electric
Product Line	Märklin Special Model
Era	1970-1990 (IV)
Manufactured years	2001-2004
Text on object	-
Number on object	15303
Classification	The 6/6
Type of housing	Metal
Length	16.2 cm
Technology	Digital 6090 FX
Nationality	Switzerland
Railway company	-SBB Chemins de fer fédéraux suisses
Märklin RRP (Year)	279€ (2002)
Koll valuation (Year)	160€ (2022)

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Description
Swiss Federal Railways (SBB-CFF-FFS) class De 6/6, Seetal Crocodile. Source: www.maerklin.de Seetal Crocodile The lines for the Swiss Seetal Railroad near Wildegg and Beromünster were electrified from 1910 to 1930 with 5.5 kilovolts / 25 Hertz current, a leftover from the private railroad era. When the railroads were nationalized in 1922, the SBB took the simultaneous decision to standardize the system of current for powering locomotives and to purchase a new locomotive. Hence, in 1926 three of the class De 6/6 were already equipped for the standard current of 15 kilovolts / 16 2/3 Hertz. The Seetal Crocodile lives up to its name: The design for its frame is quite similar to that of the famous SBB Crocodiles. Two groups of driving wheels (here without pilot trucks) support a three-part body. Since the Seetal locomotives had to be more maneuverable and lighter, suitable mechanical parts were used from the small class Ee 3/3 switch engine built at the same time. Each power truck frame is driven by a motor via a jackshaft and diagonal side rods, the whole putting out 850 kilowatts or 1,140 horsepower and enabling a top speed of 50 km/h or 31 mph. A characteristic feature of these units are the large air intakes on the appliance side of the locomotive for cooling the transformers, and the single pantograph. These three small Crocodiles were in use on the SBB until 1983, since the 1950s primarily as switch engines. The one locomotive still in existence, no. 15301, now belongs to the Oensingen-Balsthal Railroad and is awaiting financing for its restoration.

Description

Swiss Federal Railways (SBB-CFF-FFS) class De 6/6, Seetal Crocodile.

Source: www.maerklin.de
Seetal Crocodile The lines for the Swiss Seetal Railroad near Wildegg and Beromünster were electrified from 1910 to 1930 with 5.5 kilovolts / 25 Hertz current, a leftover from the private railroad era. When the railroads were nationalized in 1922, the SBB took the simultaneous decision to standardize the system of current for powering locomotives and to purchase a new locomotive. Hence, in 1926 three of the class De 6/6 were already equipped for the standard current of 15 kilovolts / 16 2/3 Hertz. The Seetal Crocodile lives up to its name: The design for its frame is quite similar to that of the famous SBB Crocodiles. Two groups of driving wheels (here without pilot trucks) support a three-part body. Since the Seetal locomotives had to be more maneuverable and lighter, suitable mechanical parts were used from the small class Ee 3/3 switch engine built at the same time. Each power truck frame is driven by a motor via a jackshaft and diagonal side rods, the whole putting out 850 kilowatts or 1,140 horsepower and enabling a top speed of 50 km/h or 31 mph. A characteristic feature of these units are the large air intakes on the appliance side of the locomotive for cooling the transformers, and the single pantograph. These three small Crocodiles were in use on the SBB until 1983, since the 1950s primarily as switch engines. The one locomotive still in existence, no. 15301, now belongs to the Oensingen-Balsthal Railroad and is awaiting financing for its restoration.

MÄRKLIN PRODUCT: 37521 Electric locomotive - Crocodile - Class De 6/6

AN EXTRACT FROM MODEL RAIL WORKSHOP - H0 MÄRKLIN DATABASE Feel free to copy and use.....

AN EXTRACT FROM MODEL RAIL WORKSHOP - H0 MÄRKLIN DATABASE

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