Locomotive set with the electric locomotives 421 373 and 421 381 of the Widmer Rail Services (WRS).
■ Both locomotives fully equipped
■ With CH and D pantographs with innovative fastening
■ Different color of roof cables
■ In digital operation with individually switchable headlights or tail lights, driver's cab lighting and engine room lighting
■ Z21 driver's cab available
As they got older, the SBB Cargo Re 421 fleet was one of the first locomotives of the entire Re 4/4 family to be put up for sale.
The Re 421 series was developed from the last Re 4/4 II series 11371 - 11397, built between 1983 and 1985, which was converted for use in Germany between 2002 and 2004. The 26 locomotives (excluding 11382, which was decommissioned in 2002 due to a fire) were intended to supplement the Re 482 fleet delivered from 2002 for cross-border traffic between Germany and Switzerland and were also intended for domestic traffic for SBB Cargo Germany. The locomotives were later largely leased to foreign railway companies.
While the leasing of locomotives to private companies declined with an increasing number of new locomotives and leasing companies entering the market, the Re 421s were increasingly pushed out to Switzerland. Because the machines were never upgraded with air conditioning and the ETCS equipment, which is becoming increasingly important in Switzerland, the locomotives were put up for sale early on.
Widmer Rail Services (WRS) was the first company to secure the two Re 421 373 + 381 locomotives in January 2018, which today provide a valuable service for the Swiss-based company.
General data
couplingNEM 362 shaft with KK kinematics
minimum radius358 mm
flywheelYes
number of driven axles8
number of axles with traction tires2
article number7510045
trackH0
epochVI
electrics
headlightSwiss light change
LED headlightYes
additional lighting functionYes
interior lightingYes, LED, digitally switchable, driver's cab lighting, engine room lighting
power systemDC
DigitalinterfaceElectrical interface for traction vehicles PluX22
digital decoderPluX22
soundYes
buffer capacitorYes
Dimensions
length over buffers354 mm