RhB ABe 4/16 3111 Capricorn "Piz Ela"

Product description

The first examples of the RTZ winged multiple units manufactured by Stadler have been in scheduled service since summer 2020. The largest procurement of rolling stock in the history of the RhB with 56 four-part winged multiple units ABe 4/16 3111-3166 "Capricorn" (Romansh for ibex) will revolutionize operations on the Graubünden meter-gauge railway to an unprecedented extent and enable half-hourly service on the main network. On the first Rhine Valley-Engadin line, the "Capricorn" trains starting in Landquart will be run together as far as Klosters and separated there for the onward journey to Davos Platz or via Vereina to St. Moritz or combined in the opposite direction. Further operations towards Surselva via Chur to Disentis and between Davos and Filisur will follow as delivery of the trains progresses. Thanks to automatic couplings, this winged train concept saves routes, offers optimal connections and increases travel comfort with rolling stock suitable for the disabled. The 120 km/h meter-gauge trains consist of a railcar and two intermediate cars with a total of 129 seats in 2nd class and multifunctional compartments. The control car offers 35 seats in 1st 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 delivered previously will be retrofitted with this feature.

Finely detailed model of the four-part train with the following details

Driven by a 5-pole motor on all axles of the motor car
All 4 vehicles with Next18 digital interface in accordance with NEM 662 and power consumption via all wheel sets
Digital interface in the motor and control car is accessible from the outside
Digital version with sound decoder in the railcar and function decoder in the control car
All cars with interior lighting (Aux1), in the middle car it can only be switched on after inserting a function decoder on the light guide plate
Headlight lighting dependent on direction of travel 3x white/ 2x red (F0)
Illumination of the Graubünden coat of arms (coupled with headlight at the front/rear)
Illuminated train destination display on the front sides, digitally switchable on the digital model (Aux2)
On the digital model, the driver's cab lighting (Aux3) can be switched and a parking light (Aux4) can be displayed
Vehicles are coupled using a bar coupling as with the AGZ, close coupling can be retrofitted
All vehicles with detailed interior fittings and underbody design