SBB-CFF-FFS Re 420
 Fully modernized Re 420 in Zürich HB on 2006-07-31 | |
| Production and service data | |
|---|---|
| Build date | 1964, 1967-1985 |
| Road numbers | 11101 - 11349 11371 1 11397 |
| Road numbers (UIC) | Re 420 101 – Re 420 349 |
| Production | 276 |
| Count (2005) | 258 + 1 |
| Services | Universal locomotive |
| Maintenance facility | Yverdon and Bellinzona |
| Out of service | Accidents (6) |
| Sold to BLS | 2005 (12) |
| BLS road numbers (UIC) | Re 420 501 – Re 420 512 |
| Technical data | |
| Vehicle type | Electric locomotive |
| Builder | SLM Winterthur BBC Baden MFO Zürich SAAS Geneva |
| Wheel arrangement | Bo'Bo |
| Top speed | 140 km/h |
| Power | 4700 kW (6320 hp) |
| Continuous traction | 167 kN |
| Maximum traction | 255 kN |
| Performance on grades | 500 ton train on a 2.6% incline at 80 km/h |
| Size and Weight | |
| Length over buffers | 15'410 mm |
| Width | 2970 mm |
| Height | 4500 mm |
| Weight | Re 420: 80 t Re 421: 85 t |
| Other | |
| Remarks | Largest SBB series |
| Predecessor | Re 4/4I |
| Successor | Re 620, Re 460 |
The Re 420 (in the previous numbering scheme, the Re 4/4II) 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.
Contents
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
Sources
This article was mostly translated from the German language version of December 2006.
External links
- [1] Detailed technical and background information by Bruno Lämmli, in German
