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SPECIFICATIONS AND DATA. TYPE. CLASS Be6/8 & Ce6/8. DATE INTRODUCED. 1920. BUILDER. MECHANICAL PARTS. SLM. ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT. OERLIKON. LENGTH OVER BUFFERS. LOCOMOTIVE NUMBERS. Series 11. Be6/8 No's 13251 - 13265. 19460mm Ce6/8 No's 14251 - 14283. 19460mm Series 111. Be6/8 No's 13301 - 13318. 20060mm. Ce6/8 No's 14301 - 14318. 20060mm. DRIVING WHEEL DIAMETER. 1350mm . CONTROL. STUFENSCHALTER. MFO. TRACTION MOTORS. FOUR. MAXIMUM SPEED. 65 Km/H, (75 Km/H.) YEARS OF CONSTRUCTION. Series 11. Be6/8 No's 13251 - 13265. Ce6/8 No's 14251 - 14283. 1920 / 21 / 22. Series 111. Be6/8 No's 13301 - 13318. Ce6/8 No's 14301 - 14318. 1926 / 27 BRAKE. WESTINGHOUSE - DRUCKLUFTBREMSE. SERVICE AREAS. GOTTHARD, FLACHLAND, SHUNTING. |
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SWISS FEDERAL RAILWAYS FABULOUS CLASS Be6/8 & Ce6/8"KROKODILS" |
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LOCOMOTIVES OF THE CLASSIC SWISS "KROKODIL" ARTICULATED TYPE WERE BUILT IN TWO VERSIONS DURING THE 1920's FOR HAULING FREIGHT OVER THE MOUNTAIN ROUTES. THE FIRST Ce6/8 NUMBERED 14251 - 14260 AND 14263 - 14268 WERE DELIVERED TO THE DEPOT AT BERN. FROM NOVEMBER 1919 THEY WERE USED FOR TRIALS ON THE BERN TO SPIEZ LINE. AFTER EXTENSIVE TESTS ON THE SBB / BLS ROUTE LOCOMOTIVES 14251 - 14260 WERE TRANSFERRED TO THE GOTTHARD DEPOT AT ERSTFELD IN OCTOBER 1920. LOCOMOTIVES NUMBERED 14263 - 14268 WERE TRANSFERRED FROM BERN TO BIASCA FROM THE BEGINNING OF 1922. ALL OTHER LOCOMOTIVES IN THIS SERIES WERE DELIVERED BY THE MANUFACTURERS DIRECTLY TO EITHER ERSTFELD OR BIASCA DEPOTS. THE "KROKODILES" ARE FITTED WITH TWIN MFO PANTOGRAPH ON THE ROOF OF THE CENTRAL SECTION OF THE LOCOMOTIVE THESE MAINTAIN CONTACT WITH THE OVERHEAD CATENARY SUPPLY WIRE WITHIN THE RANGE OF 4.8 MTRS TO 7 MTRS ABOVE RAIL HEIGHT. |
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SLM. SCHWEIZERISCHE LOKOMOTIVE & MASCHINENFABRIK, WINTERTHUR. MFO. MASCHINENFABRIK OERLIKON, ZURICH. SBB. SCHWEIZERISCHE BUNDESBAHNEN. BLS. BERN - LOTSCHBERG - SIMPLON |
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"KROKIDIL" No.14270 ON STATIC DISPLAY OUTSIDE THE ERSTFELD DEPOT |
