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SPECIFICATIONS AND DATA.

TYPE. CLASS Re 4/4.

NUMBER BUILT. 294

DATE INTRODUCED. 1964.

BUILDER MECHANICAL PARTS. SLM

ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT. BROWN BOVERI. OERLIKON.

sp; SECHERON.

LENGTH OVER BUFFERS.15,410mm ( 50ft. 6 3/4ins.)

MAXIMUM SPEED. 140Km/H,( 87 M.P.H.)

MAXIMUM TRACTIVE EFFORT, 255 Kn ( 57,400 lbs.)

WEIGHT IN WORKING ORDER, 80 Tonnes. ( 79 Tons )

ELECTRIC BRAKE. REGENERATIVE.

HORSE POWER. 6,500 H.P.

TRACTION MOTORS. FOUR. SINGLE-PHASE COMMUTATOR TYPE

FULLY SUSPENDED WITH BROWN-BOVERI SPRING DRIVE.

WHEEL ARRANGEMENT. BO-BO

DRIVING WHEEL DIAMETER. 1260mm ( 4ft 15/8ins.)

CONTROL. H.T. TAP-CHANGER.

POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM. 15kV ac 16 2/3 Hz.

SBB's LARGEST CLASS OF LOCOMOTIVES, THE HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL

Re 4/4 11, WAS DEVELOPED AS A STANDARD DESIGN CAPABLE FROM EXPRESS WORK ON SWITZERLAND'S MORE LEVEL ROUTES,

WHERE GOOD ACCELERATION AND HIGH TOP SPEEDS ARE REQUIRED.

TO HEAVY FREIGHT DUTIES ON MOUNTAIN LINES WITH TWO ENGINES OPERATING IN MULTIPLE.

INTENDED FOR SERVICE ON MOUNTAIN ROUTES, THESE LOCOMOTIVES

WERE GEARED FOR ATOP SPEED OF 125 km/h ( 77MPH ).

MAIN VARIANTS WITHIN THE SBB SERIES ARE :

- No.'s 11103 / 06 / 08 / 09 / 12 / 13 / 33 AND 11141 WHICH ARE FINISHED

SWISS EXPRESS RED AND LIGHT GREY LIVERY AND FITTED WITH

AUTOMATIC COUPLERS FOR SERVICE WITH SBB MK111 STOCK.

- No.'s 11158 - 61 AND 111249 _ 53 WHICH BEAR THE TRANS EUROPE

EXPRESS ( TEE ) RED AND CREAM LIVERY.

- No's 11107 - 09 AND FROM 11156 WHICH ARE EQUIPPED WITH SINGLE

ARM PANTOGRAPHS.

- No's 11196 - 201 ON WHICH ONE OF THE TWO PANTOGRAPH'S IS OF

THE DB / OBB TYPE. ( THE DESIGN OF SBB PANTOGRAPHS DIFFERS

OWING TO THE FINER CLEARANCE TOLERANCES ) ENABLING THESE

LOCOMOTIVES TO PENETRATE GERMAN FEDERAL AND AUSTRIAN

FEDERAL NETWORKS. IN ADDITION CERTAIN LOCOMOTIVES HAVE

BEEN ADAPTED OR CONSTRUCTED TO ACCEPT AUTO COUPLERS

AT A LATER DATE. INCREASING THE OVERALL LENGTH TO 15510mm

( 50ft. 18 5/8ins ).