Electric loco BR 186 SBB Ralpin Digital Sound

Model: HO gauge DC. Electric locomotive 186 906 „RAlpiercer“ of the leasing company Akiem leased to SBB Cargo International. Version with the baptismal name „Katzenberg“, snow plough on the chassis and separately applied plug-in parts partially executed in etching technique. Both side walls with different design. Prototype: The Akiem locomotives 186 901 – 910 have been in service for SBB Cargo International since December 2020 and are mainly used in Rola traffic between Freiburg and Novara. Due to this, all ten 186s carry the address of RAlpin AG on one side each, while the second side reflects a revision of the existing Alppiercer design. The „Katzenberg“ coat of arms, created especially for the locomotive, depicts the south portal of the 9.38 km long tunnel, which has been part of the Basel – Karlsruhe extension project since 2012, immediately after the Swiss border, and went into operation. The Katzenberg tunnel between Bad Bellingen and Effringen Kirchen is one of many strategically important tunnels on the north-south corridor of SBB Cargo International and RAlpin AG.