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SBB-CFF-FFS Re 420
Re 420 together with an Re 620
Type and origin
Power typeElectric
BuilderSLM Winterthur
BBC Baden
MFO Zürich
SAAS Geneva
Build date1964, 1967–1985
Total produced276
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • AARB-B
 • UICBo'Bo'
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Length15,410 mm (50 ft 7 in) over buffers
Width2,970 mm (9 ft 9 in)
Height4,500 mm (14 ft 9 in)
Performance figures
Power output4,700 kW (6,300 hp)
Tractive effortContinuous: 167 kN (38,000 lbf),
Maximum: 255 kN (57,000 lbf)
Career
Disposition6 withdrawn, 12 sold to BLS, 258 in SBB service (2005)

The Re 420 (in the previous numbering scheme, the 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 allows these units to operate EuroCity trains over the border to Bregenz and Lindau.

Pictures

  • Re 420 310-5 in the SBB Cargo scheme Re 420 310-5 in the SBB Cargo scheme
  • Unit 11160 was the first locomotive to be equipped with air conditioning 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 Number 11267, fully modernized: red color scheme, air conditioning, rectangular headlights, UIC plug, and steps
  • A freight train pulled by 2 Re 420 units A freight train pulled by 2 Re 420 units
  • An un-modernized example in Geneva An un-modernized example in Geneva
  • An Re 420 and Re 620 lead a freight train down the Gotthard route An Re 420 and Re 620 lead a freight train down the Gotthard route

See also

Sources

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

External links

  • Detailed technical and background information by Bruno Lämmli, in German
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