Hobbytrain - 2944 - Locomotive, Diesel, Vossloh G1700BB - BLS (Bern–Lötschberg–Simplon)
| Stock Number | 2944 |
| Original Retail Price | 99.00€ |
| Brand | Hobbytrain |
| Manufacturer | Hobbytrain |
| Body Style | Hobbytrain Diesel Engine G1700BB |
| Prototype Vehicle | Locomotive, Diesel, Vossloh G1700BB (Details) |
| Road or Company Name | BLS (Bern–Lötschberg–Simplon) (Details) |
| Reporting Marks | BLS |
| Paint Color(s) | Light Blue and Yellow |
| Print Color(s) | Dark Blue |
| Coupler Type | Rapido Hook |
| Wheel Type | Chemically Blackened Metal |
| Wheel Profile | Small Flange (Low Profile) |
| DCC Readiness | Ready |
| Release Date | 2011-01-01 |
| Item Category | Locomotives |
| Model Type | Diesel |
| Model Subtype | Vossloh |
| Model Variety | G1700 BB |
| Prototype Region | Europe |
| Prototype Era | EU Epoch VI (2001 - Present) |
| Years Produced | 2002 - |
| Scale | 1/160 |
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Prototype History:
The Vossloh G1700 BB is a four axle B′B′ medium power diesel-hydraulic locomotive manufactured by Vossloh Locomotives GmbH. in Kiel.
The locomotive type is operated by private rail operators in Germany and Austria. In addition, a large order from the Swiss Federal Railway resulted in a variation of the locomotive, designated Am843, now also operated by other rail companies in Switzerland; this variant represents the majority of the locomotives of this type produced. Locomotives equipped with a Caterpillar engine are sometimes referred to by the sub classification G1700-2.
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The locomotive type is operated by private rail operators in Germany and Austria. In addition, a large order from the Swiss Federal Railway resulted in a variation of the locomotive, designated Am843, now also operated by other rail companies in Switzerland; this variant represents the majority of the locomotives of this type produced. Locomotives equipped with a Caterpillar engine are sometimes referred to by the sub classification G1700-2.
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Road Name History:
The Bern-Lotschberg-Simplon railway (BLS), known between 1997 and 2006 as the BLS Lotschbergbahn, was a Swiss railway company. In 2006 the company merged with Regionalverkehr Mittelland AG to form a new company called BLS AG..
The Bern-Lotschberg-Simplon railway was the largest standard gauge network on the Swiss Railway system apart from the Swiss Federal Railways. The railway had not been built at the time that the Federal government took control of the five big Swiss standard gauge railway companies in 1902 and so it led a separate existence, being considered the largest of the Swiss "private" railways, although the majority of its capital was owned by the cantonal government of Bern, with the Confederation holding about one fifth.
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The Bern-Lotschberg-Simplon railway was the largest standard gauge network on the Swiss Railway system apart from the Swiss Federal Railways. The railway had not been built at the time that the Federal government took control of the five big Swiss standard gauge railway companies in 1902 and so it led a separate existence, being considered the largest of the Swiss "private" railways, although the majority of its capital was owned by the cantonal government of Bern, with the Confederation holding about one fifth.
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Brand/Importer Information:
Hobbytrain was an Austrian firm, that was acquired by Wolfgang Lemke GmbH in 2002. It produces HO and N scale models.
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