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SBB-CFF-FFS Re 420
Re 420 together with an Re 620
Type and origin Power type Electric Builder SLM Winterthur BBC Baden MFO Zürich SAAS Geneva Build date 1964, 1967–1985 Total produced 277
Specifications Configuration: ​  • AAR B-B  • UIC Bo′Bo′ Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Length 15,410 mm (50 ft 7 in) over buffers Width 2,970 mm (9 ft 9 in) Height 4,500 mm (14 ft 9 in) Loco weight 80–85 tonnes (79–84 long tons; 88–94 short tons)
Performance figures Power output 4,700 kW (6,300 hp) Tractive effort Continuous: 167 kN (38,000 lbf), Maximum: 255 kN (57,000 lbf)
Career Disposition 6 withdrawn, 12 sold to BLS, of which 6 withdrawn, 259 in SBB service (2010)

The Re 420, originally Re 4/4 series are the most common electric locomotives of the Swiss Federal Railways. They are used for passenger services throughout Switzerland alone or in pairs. For freight services, they are sometimes paired with the Re 620, especially in mountainous regions. That pairing is referred to by the term Re 10/10.

The Re 420 locomotives were produced over a period of 21 years, from 1964 to 1985.

Six of the type have been equipped with a wider pantograph wiper in order to conform with DB and ÖBB standards, which allowed these units to operate EuroCity trains over the border to Bregenz and Lindau.

The last series was rebuilt for use in Germany and Austria, not only with a different pantograph but also Indusi and other things necessary for use abroad. These locomotives are classified Re 421 and are lettered for SBB Cargo but also pull passenger trains to Bregenz and Lindau.

12 locomotives have been withdrawn by 2010, 96 locomotives are owned by the passenger division, 6 by BLS and all others by SBB Cargo

• P (Basel shunting duty): 11101 and 11120
• P: 11108...159 (44), 161, 164, 172 (ex MThB 21), 181, 191–230, 299–304
• SBB Cargo: 420 resp.. 11160, 162, 163, 165–171 173–180, 182–190, 271–281, 283–298, 305–311, 313–322, 324–349 and 421 371–381, 383–397
• BLS 420 501–506 (ex 11110, 11117, 11119, 11123, 11137 and 11142)
• withdrawn: 11113, 11172, 11282, 11312, 11323, 11382, BLS 420 507-512 (ex 11107, 11102–06)

Pictures

• Re 420 310-5 in the SBB Cargo scheme
• Unit 11160 was the first locomotive to be equipped with air conditioning
• Number 11267, fully modernized: red color scheme, air conditioning, rectangular headlights, UIC plug, and steps

• A freight train pulled by 2 Re 420 units
• An un-modernized example in Geneva
• An Re 420 and Re 620 lead a freight train down the Gotthard route

See also

• List of stock used by Swiss Federal Railways

Sources

This article was mostly translated from the German language version of December 2006.

External links

• Page over the types Re 4/4II (Re 420) and Re 4/4III (Re 430) by P.N. Rietsch
• Detailed technical and background information by Bruno Lämmli, in German

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