electric train ABe 4/16 3133 Capricorn Piz Palü RhB Digital Sound

Description

Model: HOm gauge DC. Electric multiple unit ABe 4/16 3133 Capricorn Piz Palü of the Rhaetian Railway. Four-part multiple unit consisting of a motor car, a control car and two middle cars. Driven by a 5-pole motor on all axles of the towing vehicle, all 4 vehicles with Next18 digital interface according to NEM 662 and power consumption across all wheel sets. Digital version with sound decoder in the railcar and function decoder in the control car. Digital interface in the motor and control car is accessible from the outside. All cars have interior lighting; in the middle car it can only be switched on after inserting a function decoder. Illumination of the Graubünden coat of arms (coupled with front/rear headlights), illuminated train destination display on the front sides, coupling of the vehicles using a bracket coupling like the AGZ, close coupling can be retrofitted. With detailed interior design and underbody design. Prototype: The first examples of the RTZ wing multiple units manufactured by Stadler have been in scheduled operation since summer 2020. The largest procurement of rolling stock in the history of the RhB with 56 four-part wing train railcars ABe 4/16 3111-3166 „Capricorn“ (Romansh for capricorn) will revolutionize operations on the Graubünden meter-gauge railway to an unprecedented extent and on the main network every half hour make possible. On the first Rhine Valley-Engadin line, the Capricorn trains starting in Landquart are routed together to Klosters and then separated or combined in the opposite direction for the onward journey to Davos Platz or via Vereina to St.Moritz. Further operations towards Surselva via Chur to Disentis and between Davos and Filisur will follow as the delivery of the trains progresses. Thanks to automatic couplings, this wing train concept saves routes, offers optimal connections and increases travel comfort with rolling stock suitable for disabled people. The 120 km/h meter-gauge trains consist of a railcar and two middle cars with a total of 129 seats in 2nd class and multifunctional compartments. The control car offers 35 seats in first class.

Train 3133, designed in the Champagne design, was christened Piz Palü in a ceremony on November 25, 2021 as the 500th car body manufactured in Altenrhein for the RhB since 1960. This train is the first with free WiFi. All trains that have already been delivered will be retrofitted in this regard.