Arnold HIN2583 SNCF CC 14101 Electric Locomotive III N Gauge

SNCF CC 14101 Electric Locomotive III 1:160 scale model produced by Arnold. This model is ready-to-run straight out of the box and would make a excellent addition to any model railway collection. Features: Analogue DC Model Best suited to Epoch III Model Railways This model mainly operates in Switzerland Decorated in SNCF company markings Best suited to 192mm radius curves Flywheel Fitted Close Coupler Details The SNCF CC 14000 was a class of electric freight locomotives built for the French National Railways (SNCF) between 1955 and 1959 to support the early electrification of main lines at 25 kV 50 Hz. Twenty locomotives, numbered CC 14001–CC 14020, were constructed by CGCL-Oerlikon with a Co'Co' wheel arrangement and powerful 2,640 kW output, designed for heavy freight work, particularly on the industrial northeastern network around Lille and Thionville. These locomotives were part of an experimental group alongside the BB 12000, BB 13000, and CC 14100 classes used to evaluate different electrical traction systems under the new high-voltage AC standard. The CC 14000s used three-phase traction motors fed via rotary converters — a technically advanced but complex system that proved less reliable in service, and they were restricted mostly to slow, heavy freight duties with a top speed of around 60 km/h. Nicknamed “Fers à repasser” (“flat irons”) because of their distinctive shape, the class was gradually retired between 1978 and 1981 as newer, more reliable electrics took over freight duties. One example, CC 14018, is preserved at the Cité du Train museum in Mulhouse and remains a fascinating prototype for model railway layouts featuring mid-20th century French electrification and heavy freight operations.