Model - SBB Be 4/6 Class Electric Locomotive
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Description
A Gauge 1 scale electric locomotive model painted brown. The model is an SBB (Swiss Federal Railway) Be 4/6 Class which were built between 1920 and 1923 with 40 units being built. This model is 12302.12302 was one of 4 test locomotives that SBB ordered in 1917. 12302 was built by Brown, Boveri & Cie (BBC) and delivered in 1919. Production of the Be 4/6 began in earnest in 1920 after the first four locomotives had been tested.
Classification
TRANSPORT Railways Model Locomotive
Maker
Measurements
H220 x W512 x D90mm
Media/Materials description
Metal
Brass
Plastic
Paint
Brass
Plastic
Paint
Signature/Marks
12302
H. ITO TOKYO 1988
H. ITO TOKYO 1988
History and use
The T-House model rail collection is a collection of national and international significance due to the size, quality and scope of the collection.
The collection, assembled over 30 years from the 1970s to the 1990s, holds 10 000+ models of locomotives, carriages and wagons. The collection is in excellent – often mint – condition. The models were collected by Mr Marsden Williams, who was born, raised and spent his life in the Wollongong area. Mr Williams was a business man who was renowned for philanthropy, he was an intensely private man, who nevertheless was well connected across the Australian business world. His 40 year fascination for model railways reflected his own interest in precision engineering, and his financial success allowed him to pursue his interest to a remarkable extent.
The collection, assembled over 30 years from the 1970s to the 1990s, holds 10 000+ models of locomotives, carriages and wagons. The collection is in excellent – often mint – condition. The models were collected by Mr Marsden Williams, who was born, raised and spent his life in the Wollongong area. Mr Williams was a business man who was renowned for philanthropy, he was an intensely private man, who nevertheless was well connected across the Australian business world. His 40 year fascination for model railways reflected his own interest in precision engineering, and his financial success allowed him to pursue his interest to a remarkable extent.
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Registration number
R7041
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