Eric Schade said:
That is an interesting engine!!!
Gonna get one? I want to see it go!!! Please?
What gauge would the prototype be?
The proto was/is Meter gauge. Without even having seen the price I know “I don’t need one”
The Rhaetian Railway started electrifying (11’000VAC) as early as 1912, WW1 caused a real coal shortage - Switzerland had only very marginal coal deposits and depended on imports - accelerating the electrification. The steamers were put of for sale and the proceeds used to buy more electrics.
PS RhB steamers ended up in Brasil, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Spain and Thailand.