Originally Posted by
Kay Pirinha
The SBB electric locos of classes Ce6/8 II and Ce6/8 III are common to me as »Krokodil« (= crocodile), due to their 3-parted, articulated frames that make them look like crocodiles when travelling through narrow S-shaped curves.
Due to the slanted side walls, the steam loco driver's cab on that sleeve recall standardized German ones that were built from 1925 to 1945 (»Einheitslokomotiven«), maybe even a 5/6 (or 2-10 in US) of classes 44 or 50. Didn't the C5/6 have straight sides?
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