Description
Kato electric locomotive Ae8/8 BLS brown, Ep.IV
units were procured as a result of the steadily growing freight traffic on the Lötschberg line. The specifications at the time included a towing capacity of 400 t for a 27 ‰ gradient at a speed of 75 km/h. The four Ae 4/4 253 to 256 were later converted into the two Ae 8/8 274 and 275.
– 5-pin motor
– Power consumption across all axes
– Interface NEM651
– Alternating light white