Roco 43557 HO gauge ÖBB 1044 electric locomotive in red livery

This very nice HO gauge locomotive by Roco is 43515 an ÖBB 1044 electric locomotive in red livery. It has running number 1044 092-3. The ÖBB Class 1044 is a class of universal electric locomotives operated by ÖBB. The class is capable of hauling either heavy passenger traffic or goods trains on both lowland and mountainous routes. At the time of its entry into service, the Class 1044 was the most powerful class of four-axle locomotives in the world.

Until the introduction of the Class 1016 locomotives, it was the showpiece class of the ÖBB. All members of the class, except its two prototypes, have now been converted into Class 1144 locomotives. Indeed the inspection suggested that this loco has not been run much at all. It comes complete with its box.

The box is in good if slightly shelf worn condition. Overall this is a really nice scale locomotive and would look fantastic on a layout. Do please have a look at my other listings, I typically have various HO and OO locos on offer as well as an extensive range of imported N gauge locos and other items. Note: I do recommend all locos are cleaned & serviced, as they have some age to them even if the quality looks at the highest level fairly standard advice for all locos!

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