Marklin #37462 was released in 2012, in SBB red livery depicting locomotive number 460 054-0 named "dreiländereck".
The Re 460 is surely a popular model of locomotive which had been released by many European MRR manufacturers, especially those catering to Swiss railway enthusiasts.
This Marklin locomotive has mfx decoder with sound, and LED lighting, but is still using the conventional Marklin's high-efficiency motor which emit the usual "whirring" noise. Not too loud, but also not as quiet as #37513.
The warm-white LEDs are a bit too dim. Marklin put a black plastic housing onto the LEDs to prevent "light bleed" between the white-LED and red-LED which are next to each other. This is a nice design, but need higher intensity LED, otherwise the result will be too dim.
The locomotive has four wheel with traction tires, the pulling power is excellent, and its metal-body left ample of room inside. I paid 194 euro, excluding VAT, which is considered as so-so, not really competitive, but I love metal-body locomotives and the robustness of Marklin's design.
Side view of the locomotive:
The cab and bogie, nicely detailed, with separately attached metal hand-rail
Letter printing is excellent even at the extruded body-patterns
Frontal view of the locomotive. Marklin included plastic parts to cover the spoiler if the coupler is not being used, so that it will look better resembling the prototype.
Another nice design by Marklin: the wipers, although was not attached seperately but moulded into the windscreen, but were printed black and moulded as two thin arms closely similar to the prototype.
The photo below compares Marklin #37462 on the left, and the prototype 460 054 on the right.
The main lights are warm-white LED, a bit too dim. The tail lights are red LED, and can be switched between two red or single white marker light.
The roof is nicely replicated although the pantographs are slightly wider, but it gives greater tolerance on the usage of catenary at R1 curves. And the gentle upward force of the pantographs work very well under my thin wire catenary.
Below the chassis, showing the pick-up slider and powered bogie with four wheels in traction tires.
Please note: this locomotive had been attached with RTS current-conducting close coupler.
Inside the body: LED boards, decoder, loudspeaker, and high-efficiency motor.
The LED housing to prevent light-bleed between white and red LEDs
The cab interior, everything is moulded into one part.
The frontal details; separately attached hand grabs, patterned foot-platform, nice looking dual thin-arms wipers, and the buffers with dots on it. (I do like the foldable foot-step on the buffers of my HAG Re 460 Jubilee, but that's just a novelty, not really necessary)
