The history of the "Red Arrows" began in the early 1930s with the construction of these vehicles for local transport. A light railcar was needed for routes with few passengers. This is how the 10 one-piece railcars were built, some of which were electrically powered and some of which were diesel-powered. Even before the outbreak of war, just in time for the national exhibition "Landi 1939", the "Doppelpfeil" was put on the rails. It was exhibited at the national exhibition in Zurich and was an attraction.
The Doppelpfeil was intended as a social carriage and as such was luxuriously equipped. And that's how it got its name, the "Churchill Arrow". In 1946, the then British Prime Minister Winston Churchill visited Switzerland. And it was in this vehicle that the state guest was driven through Switzerland. It is said that important political discussions of the post-war period took place during these journeys.
In 1953, the Federal Railways purchased another 2 double arrows, but they were granted only a short life. The "Churchill Arrow", however, survived. After a long period of decommissioning, it was bought by the private company "Intraflug", refurbished in the workshop of the Schweizerische Südostbahn SOB and used by the Mittelthurgau-Bahn MThB. And after the "demise" of MThB, it finally returned to SBB as a historic vehicle. Today, it can once again be hired as a charter vehicle, as it was in its most recent days, and run for extra trips on the Swiss rails.
The "Churchill Arrow" is equipped with 28 tables and a bar, and it seats 112 passengers for socialising. It was built by the Schweizerische Lokomotiv- und Maschinenfabrik Winterthur (SLM) and the Schweizerische Waggonfabrik in Schlieren. Its top speed was already in 1939 for 150 Km/h, a top speed it could never run because the Swiss rail network was not built for it.
System: TS 20xx r
Route "SBB Route 1" / Walensee line (for scenarios)
Route "Gotthard Railway" (for scenarios)
Download size: 230 MB
