197 - Märklin gauge H0 SBB Crocodile Ce 6/8 III olive green CCS 800, 1951–1953, orig. packaging

Märklin gauge H0 SBB Crocodile Ce 6/8 III olive green CCS 800, 1951–1953, orig. packaging Electric locomotive of the Ce 6/8 III series of the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB), the so-called 'Crocodile', gauge H0, by Märklin, works designation CCS 800. Olive green livery, heavy die-cast body, characteristic three-part body with long movable noses and two pantographs. Played-with condition, the originally gold-coloured 'CCS' lettering rubbed (remnants visible), the locomotive's function has been tested and is present. With an old Märklin box with an orange original label, in the box a wooden insert with green felt, the box with storage marks. The absence of smaller, delicate add-on parts cannot be entirely ruled out. The SBB Crocodile Ce 6/8 was the famous Gotthard locomotive of the Swiss Federal Railways. Märklin's die-cast model carried the lettering 'CCS 800' from 1947 to 1958 and the lettering '3015' from 1959; it was supplied in olive green from 1947 to 1954, thereafter in dark green or green. The present piece is the olive green version of 1951 to 1953 with round lamp brackets, type 5 pantographs and gold lettering (Koll's Kompaktkatalog Märklin 00/H0, 1983, no. 3015, variant 3); in 1954 the model received silver 'CCS' lettering. The olive green Crocodiles are among the most sought-after Märklin models. Recorded in the consignor's collection index since 1982.