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SBB RBDe560 / NPZ-Domino  LokSound V4.0 European Soundfiles H0 N XL L M4

Between 1984 and 1996 Swiss State Railway SBB had ordered 134 Units of electric railcar RBDe 4/4 (later called RBDe 560 NPZ Domino). For adding capacity two rebuilt coaches EW I or EW II were put between the new end cars. The motor car delivers 1650 kW and reaches a maximum speed of 140 km/h.

SBB RBDe560 / NPZ-Domino  LokSound 5 European Sound files N XL L M4

Between 1984 and 1996 Swiss State Railway SBB had ordered 134 Units of electric railcar RBDe 4/4 (later called RBDe 560 NPZ Domino). For adding capacity two rebuilt coaches EW I or EW II were put between the new end cars. The motor car delivers 1650 kW and reaches a maximum speed of 140 km/h.

GHB DD1  LokSound 5 North American & Australian factory Equipped Sound files N XL L M4

PRR DD-1
GHB

The Pennsylvania Railroad DD1 was a class of boxcab electric locomotives built by the Pennsylvania Railroad. The locomotives were developed as part of the railroad's New York Tunnel Extension, which built the original Pennsylvania Station in New York City and linked it to New Jersey via the North River Tunnels. The Pennsylvania built a total of 66 locomotives in its Altoona Works; they operated in semi-permanently coupled pairs. Westinghouse supplied the electrical equipment. more…

ET403 DB  LokSound 5 European Sound files N XL L M4

In 1973, the Deutsche Bundesbahn DB received three electric multiple units for inter-city express transport. All 16 axles of the four-part vehicle were powered. As was usual at the time, the trains only had first class places. Due to the small number of units, various assemblies from the already proven ET 420 S-Bahn multiple unit were installed, which enabled a reasonably secure stock of spare parts for wearing parts. The output was 3840 kW, the maximum speed in passenger operation was 200 more…

SBB Re450  LokSound 5 European Sound files N XL L M4

The Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) commissioned the Re 450 series to be developed for use with double-decker trains on the Zurich S-Bahn network. Technically, the locomotive is based on the KTU converter-type Re 4/4 locomotive developed for several private railways. Unlike these, the S-Bahn locomotive has only one driver's cab and no conventional buffers or drawbars, but instead features automatic couplers. The 115 four-axle, 3000 kW locomotives, purchased in several series, reach a top speed of more…

E94  LokSound V4.0 European Soundfiles H0 N XL L M4

In the late 1930s the German DRG wanted to increase the weight of freight trains. Therefor six axle E94 had been developed. During WWII 146 samples were built. The six motor locos develop 3300 kW and reach a maximum speed of 90 km/h. After the war 44 locos were overtaken by Austrian Railway OEBB, another 23 were refitted by DR of German Democratic Republic of Germany. After building some new locos till 1956 the DB used 124 locos for heavy freight service. Sometimes the locos could be seen also more…

BR 120  LokSound V4.0 European Soundfiles H0 N XL L M4

BR 120 had been the first DB loco with 3-phase motors. In 1980 five pre-series locos had been in test service. After many successful test runs e.g. in Austria, Switzerland and Sweden DB ordered another 60 locos in slightly improved design.

LKAB DM3-1200  LokSound V4.0 European Soundfiles H0 N XL L M4

old-type electric locomotive with rods; type 1'D+D+D1'; manufacturer: ASEA; former service at LKAB, now at MTAB

RhB Ge 4/4 III  LokSound V4.0 European Soundfiles H0 N XL L M4

For freight and passenger trains on the Stammnetz Swiss Rhetian Railways (RhB) ordered 12 samples of four axle four motor Ge 4/4 III. The metre gauge locos develop 3100 kW and reach a maximum speed of 100 km/h. Swiss Biére-Apples-Morges-Bahn (BAM) ordered another two internally and externally nearly identical locos.

SNCF TGV  LokSound V4.0 European Soundfiles H0 N XL L M4

It was developed in the 1970s by GEC-Alsthom and SNCF. Originally designed as turbotrains to be powered by gas turbines, the prototypes evolved into electric trains with the 1973 oil crisis. Following the inaugural service between Paris and Lyon in 1981 on the LGV Sud-Est ("LGV") (French: Ligne à Grande Vitesse, high-speed line), the network, centred on Paris, has expanded to connect main cities across France and in adjacent countries on combinations of high-speed and conventional lines.

A TGV more…