Locomotives on the SLF

Italian (FS) Power on the SLF
E424	E424.033 E424.038	New model from Tibidabo/Mehano. All wheel drive and pickup plus flywheel. Digitrax DZ-series decoder to be installed.
E424	E424.143 E424.xxx	Lima body on Hobbytrain/Kato Re 4/4 mechanism with Lima truck sideframes. Additional details including hand rails, air hoses, windshield wipers, horn, whistle, and Sommerfeldt pantographs. Repainted with MO-LAK authentic F.S. colors. Digitrax DZ-series decoder to be installed.
E444 Prototype	E444.001 E444.004	Lima body on Atlas/Kato RS-3 mechanism with Lima truck sideframes. Additional details including hand rails, air hoses, windshield wipers, horn, whistle, and Sommerfeldt pantographs. Redecorated with MO-LAK authentic F.S. colors and decalEnne decals. Digitrax DZ-series decoder to be installed. News: E444.001 earned a 1st Place trophy at the 2004 Hobby Model Expo in Milano Italy and a 1st Place ribbon at the 2005 New Mexico State Fair.
E444 Series	E444.015 E444.053 E444.??? E444.???	Rivarossi model with additional details including hand rails, air hoses, windshield wipers, horn, and whistle. One unit has armature replaced with NWSL 5-pole armature. Digitrax DZ-121 Decoder Installed.
E626	E626.131 E626.XXX	Ancient Tibidabo model with Sagami 10x13mm motor replacing original drive. Air hoses added. News: Second example found in Pennsylvania; it's been repowered with a Life-Like motor and Digitrax DZ-121 decoder.
E646	E646.002	Kit built from parts provided by Claudio Cestaro. Additional details include handrails, windshield wipers, and Sommerfeldt pantographs. Painted with MO-LAK authentic F.S. colors. Digitrax DZ-series decoder to be installed.
E646	E646.199	A fantastic gift from my dear friend Fabrizio Sesana and his brother Marco. This brass model by the small company Lo.Co. is the perfect power for my short set of Piano Ribassato commuter coaches (also Lo.Co. products). Digitrax DZ-121 Decoder Installed
D213	213.013 213.017	Arnold model of the very small Kof diesels left in Italy by the Wehrmacht. When this model first came out in DB colors, I repainted it in FS colors. Later, Arnold released the model factory painted in green with silver roof.
D341	D341.1017 D341.1xxx D341.1xxx	Rivarossi model with additional details including hand rails, air hoses, windshield wipers, horn, and whistle. Digitrax DZ-series decoder to be installed.
Gr.473	Gr473.xxx	Hobbytrain model of a Prussian G10, nine of which were sent to Italy after WWI as war reparations. Digitrax decoder to be installed.
Gr.835	Gr835.xxx	Tibidabo model of perhaps the most familiar steam switcher to ever ply Italian rails. Powered with an Arnold 0-C-0 mechanism. Photo 'stolen' from Mauro Bonetto - Grazie, Morris!
Gr.897	Gr897.001	Fleischmann model of a Prussian T16, two of which were sent to Italy after WWI as war reparations. Digitrax decoder to be installed.
Units In Construction
ETR 250 "Arlecchino"	ETR252	Amazing find in the form of an unpowered model made by Del Prado and sold in newsstands throughout Europe as part of their 100-item "Locomotives of the World" publication. Pictured is one of the two end cars (with a portion of the adjoining car represented). The model is billed as the ETR 300 "Settebello," which was the 7-unit predecessor trainset to the 4-unit Arlecchino. The shorter trainset is better suited to my modeling situation. Plans call for constructing the intermediate cars (or purchasing from a modeler producing them in resin) and powering the set. Visit the ASN's Settebello Web Site for more info on both of these distinctive trainsets.
E428 II	E428.xxx E428.xxx E428.xxx	Another Del Prado rendition of yet another never-mass-produced model (how do they do it?). My inital impression was that it could be motorized using Arnold's E17/E18/E19 mechanism; this was quickly verified by another ASN member who went on to confirm that it wasn't easy - the donor chassis needs some modification to fit under the E428's shell (and the two-axle pilot trucks need to be fabricated). I've acquired three of these units, and the mechanisms to power them; now to find the time!
D345 Diesel	D345.xxxx D345.xxxx D345.xxxx	More modern than the Rivarossi D341, this loco is also based on a Del Prado model. Photo 'borrowed' from Mario - MRC Diesel sound decoder to be installed..
ALn 556 "Littorina"	ALn 556.xxxx	Del Prado strikes again with a distinctive pre-war diesel railcar that survived in service until just recently. Anecdotal evidence suggests that the model is a bit undersized; I still have to check this out for sure. The Green Max DT25 mechanism matches the wheelbase quite closely - if it'll just fit inside the shell! Stay tuned!!
E550 Triphase	E550.025	Del Prado also chose to produce an example of a tri-phase electric loco from the early 1900s. This now discontinued electrical system employed two overhead wires (with very complex installation issues) to power the trains. The E550 was the first mass-produced electric locomotive in the world and one of the two remaining examples sits at the St. Louis Museum of Transport. Since this loco cannot logically run under single wire 3000 VDC catenary, I plan to rework and repaint one to match E550.025 and to extensively modify the other to represent one of the several de-motored Vnx snow plows used up north. Visit my E550 web pages.
E645	E645.xxx E645.xxx	Another European publishing company, Compañia International del Libro (CIL) is producing N scale static models similar to Del Prado. Their Italian "E636" is, according to the experts, really a model of the similar-looking E645. The unusual B-B-B wheel arrangement is unlike anything on the market, so this mechanism will have to be 'bashed from something else. My initial approach will be to see if I can make something workable from a couple of old Atlas (Roco) Geep mechanisms; my goal is to have at least four of the six axles powered and to pickup current on all 12 wheels.
Gr880	Gr880.xxx	CIL's only other Italian locomotive is this diminutive 2-6-0, one example of which recently arrived on SLF property. Mechanism possibilities TBD.
Gr685	Gr685.xxx	At one Time, Tibidabo planned to market an Italian mainline steam locomotive. Evidently, die work was done to produce the major body parts, but not much else. In recent years, sets of injection molded plastic parts, consisting of the boiler, cab, and cylinders have found their way to market.
Gr691	Gr691.xxx	Del Prado produced this decent looking model of the "Queen of Locomotives," a 4-6-2 Pacific. A good starting point for a working mechanism seems to be the Minitrix Pacific, preferably one of the German prototypes with the spoked wheels on the leading and trailing truck.
Swiss (SBB) Power on the SLF
Ee 3/3	??	Arnold model; sort of a "mini-Krokodil" used in switching duties.
Em 3/3	??	Minitrix model; small outside frame, siderod diesel switcher.
De 4/4	1662	Hobbytrain/Kato model. Digitrax DZ-series decoder to be installed.
Rbe 4/4	1401	Arnold Model. Digitrax DN-142 decoder to be installed.
Re 4/4^I Commuter	426 10018	Hobbytrain/Kato model. Digitrax DZ-series decoder to be installed.
Re 4/4^I	10035 10048	Hobbytrain/Kato model. Digitrax DZ-series decoder to be installed.
Re 4/4^I TEE	10050	Hobbytrain/Kato model. Read more about Trans Europ Express services. Digitrax DZ-series decoder to be installed.
Re 4/4^II	11xxx 11xxx	Arnold model. Digitrax DZ-series decoder to be installed.
Re 4/4^II	11112	Minitrix model in orange and creme paint for "Swiss Express" service. Read more about the Swiss Express trains. Digitrax DZ-series decoder to be installed.
Ae 6/6	11414	Minitrix model with chrome trim; Berne. Digitrax DZ-series decoder to be installed.
Ae 6/6	11428	Minitrix model; Luzerne. Digitrax DZ-series decoder to be installed.
Re 6/6	11663 11687	Hobbytrain/Kato model. Eglisau and Immensee Digitrax DZ-series decoder to be installed.
Ce 6/8 "Krokodil"	14253 14270	Arnold models; 14253 is in earlier brown scheme, 14270 in green. Decoder to be installed.
RAm TEE	501	Minitrix Model newly produced in 2002. Four-unit diesel trainset. Read my less-than-glowing review of this visually disappointing model. FOR SALE!
RAe TEE	1054	Hobbytrain/Kato Model.Six-unit multi-current electric trainset with 4 pantographs to allow it to operate under a variety of catenary systems. Read more about Trans Europ Express services. Digitrax decoder and 2 transponders to be installed.
Tm	??	Arnold model; tied with the Kof as the smallest switcher in N scale.
Ae 4/4 (BLS)	257	Hobbytrain/Kato model; employed to power the BLS Autoferry through the Simplon Tunnel. Decoder to be installed.
Ae 8/8 (BLS)	272	Hobbytrain/Kato model. Decoder to be installed.
German (DB) Power on the SLF
BR 184	184.003	Minitrix model. This multi-current loco was tested in Italy during 1972. It has 4 pantographs to allow it to operate under the various catenary systems. Read more about this interesting, though premature, development. Digitrax DZ-series decoder to be installed.
VT08	?	Lima Minitrain model. Three-unit Diesel Multiple-Unit (DMU) set (only power car shown in photo). ESU LokSound Micro decoder installed - sounds great!.
VT11.5	?	Roco model of the seven car 'Helvetia' TEE trainset. Both locomotives powered. Read more about Trans Europ Express services. ESU LokSound Micro decoders to be installed.