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Trans Europe Express SBB RAe II 10.53 Historic Train Pack, 6 Car Gottardo TEE. Kato Lemke 1:160 N Scale European Trans Europe Express Trains. The 11405 n gauge Kato Lemke, Historic SBB TEE RAe II 10.53 Gottardo model has: a powerful 5 pole motor, the Trans Europe Express model also features working headlight & interior lighting & is DCC friendly. The Kato Lemke 11405 is a 6 Car Swiss Federal Railways SBB RAe II TEE Gottardo Train Pack featuring the Historic TEE Creme & Crimson Red Scheme. The Trans Europe Express Gottardo train pack consists of W1, W4-1, W2 Motor Car, W3, W4-2 & W5. The 6 car RAe TEE II is the Swiss contribution to the Trans Europe Express. The SBB RAe TEE II Gottardo, a high-speed electric train of the Swiss Federal Railways. The SBB RAe II TEE 58/59 Gottardo started service on the Trans Europe Express services in the 1960's & finished service in 1988 running between Zürich & Milan. The SBB - Swiss Federal Railways is the national railway company of Switzerland. The Trans European Express (TEE) network was set up in 1957. It was a network jointly operated by the railways of DB West Germany, SNCF France, SBB-CFF-FFS Switzerland, FS Italy & the Netherlands. Although some TEE-Trans Europe Express trains operated through Belgium from the beginning, the Belgium national railway company NMBS/SNCB didn't join until 1964. CFL of Luxembourg also joined at a later date. It was thought the Trans Europe Express (TEE) network would attract businessmen & regular travellers with the fast & comfortable international trains. The Trans Europe Express trains were all first-class only & all TEE trains also had a name. Some of the named trains had existed for some years before creation of the TEE network & were designated as Trans-Europe Expresses in 1957 or at a later date. All the Trans Europe Express trains were expresses and only stopped at the main cities. On behalf of SBB Historic the Rae TEE 10.53 was revised in winter 2002/2003 since June 2003 travels again in its long known lacquer finish creme/crimson red on behalf of the SBB historic. The Kato Lemke 11405 Gottardo model corresponds to the RAe TEE 10.53 of the SBB Historic. Kato Precision Railroad Models, Sekisui Kinzoku Co Ltd, is a Japanese manufacturer of n scale model railroad equipment. Kato was established in 1957 & is based in Tokyo, Japan and in 1986 Kato USA was established. Due to the high quality of their train models Kato is one of the leading n scale model train manufacturers. Kato manufactures n scale train models based on Japanese, North American prototypes & European high speed trains. The establishment of the brand Hobby-Train more than 20 years ago is strongly connected with the development of Kato, Hobby-Train / Lemke is a representative and importer of Kato n scale in Europe. Kato Lemke models are manufactured in Japan by Kato for Lemke in Germany. Working with Kato & other model producers Hobby-Train / Lemke fulfils the wishes of their model train collectors with the main focus on German, Austrian & Swiss model prototypes. As well as manufacturing n scale locomotives, Kato also have a unique modular track system, Unitrack, this takes very little time to put together whether permanent or temporary, always the same result, an almost instant sturdy operational model railway enabling you more time for modelling n scale scenery and buildings. Having the Unitrack ballasted, with an integral roadbed, allows for the possibility to create scenic boards, as any of your chosen model railway displays will always be the same shape each time created, giving flexibility and choice along with easier storage if your creation has to be put away. Because the Kato system is already ballasted it has great stability along with superior connectivity thanks to their Unijoiner concept. Simple plug and play for all N scale modelers young or old. The Kato model railway system is immense, with every conceivable railway layout catered for and is compatible with all other N gauge Usa, European and Japanese N scale locomotives and train rolling stock such as Fleischmann, Minitrix, Peco, Graham Farish and Dapol. N Scale Model Trains by Kato Usa, Kato Japan, Hobby-Train & Kato Lemke, N Gauge Trans Europe Express Train Packs. Historic SBB RAe II 10.53 Gottardo TEE Train Pack. Kato/Lemke N Scale 11405. |
