Matt,

Looking in the Marklin spare parts database:

http://www.maerklin.com/...search/spare_parts.html#

The pantographs for this loco are 226600, which comes up as a 7219 single arm pantograph, available in stock at Marklin.

The 3430 has the newer close couplers with NEM pockets, and I believe are just a simple swap for the original.

The coupler pocket is 404020 and the coupler head is a standard NEM one 701630 individually, or 7203 for a pack of 50.

Hope this helps,

Ray

Matt, the pantographs quoted may not match the originals. I would buy 2 and swap them both.

The 3430, which is a newer model, has different pantos fitted. The number for these is 644240.

I have no idea what the difference is. I might go through my old catalogues if I get a chance and see if I can spot the difference.

Ray

Also Märklin Archiv indicates blackened single arm pantographs, as the 7219.

On the other hand, so it does for 3430...

They do look good Lutz - snag is that getting any spares is difficult here. I can get the standard pantographs from Gaugemaster but not those.

Mark, they're great locos. All metal and an interesting oddball as only a handful were built. Mine was the third Marklin loco I bought and is being converted as the anti-jolt circuit plays havoc if I try to run it on my 6600 controlled shuttle line, so it hardly gets run at the moment. It'll put a few miles under the wheels after conversion!

I plan to use it with either a set of orange Eurofimas or some suitable SBB stock.

Lutz...thanks for the photo of the prototype!

Lutz:

Did you upgrade the motors and decoders in yours or are they still DELTA? Mine is DELTA, but it seems to run smooth.

r/mark

Mike:

In looking at the Tee-USA website, HAG seems to make several of these in different paint schemes, but they are listed as re456's? Can you explain?

r/mark

The Re 4/4IVs were commissioned in the early 1980s as the successor to the successful Re 4/4II/III series. In order to test the new design, the SBB committed to ordering four prototypes. At the same time, the SBB commissioned a further series of Re 4/4II (11371-11397).
The Re 4/4IVs were delivered starting in 1982. They were stationed in Lausanne and were mostly used on the Vallorbe-Domodossola and Geneva-Domodossola routes, although they were also infrequently used on other routes.
The locomotives were designed for use within the SBB network and never saw use outside of Switzerland. The loks could be seen pulling Swiss domestic and international consists, ranging from Lightsteel, EWI, II and IV coaches, Eurofima coaches, as well as TEE coaches from Italy and France (Mistral 69) along with other international consists.
Beginning in 1994, these loks were sold to the SOB in exchange for the Re 4/4III 42-44 (11351-53) and SOB 41.
The SOB did conduct some tests around 2001 with Re 446 016 in the region (Germany) around Basel after the dissolution of Lokpool, possibly with the idea of retaining some of the services that had previously been operated by that company.
At present, the Re 4/4IV (446) now haul passenger and freight loads on the SOB and parts of the SBB network. At least one lok has been used regularly with the Voralpen Express trains, another with the Gipfeli Express, and recently with postal trains as well.
As the SOB shifts more and more passenger services to the Flirt trainsets, the Re 446 are available for more freight duties.

Regards

Mike C

Re 4/4IV - Mistral 69 Coaches (TEE Cisalpin)
Re 4/4IV - SBB/FS Eurofima Coaches (IC J-J Rousseau)
Re 4/4IV - FS TEE Coaches (TEE Lemano)

Re 446 - SOB EWIV (MAR42161, RO 44348/44349 or RO44968/44969)
Re 446 - SOB EWI (HAG726/728)

Since mine seems to run pretty well as a DELTA unit, I was thinking of just upgrading with a hamo magnet and LP3. Thoughts?

Thanks, Lutz. I will see what I can do, maybe with small LEDs.
I allready removed the interior to install interior light.