Crossrail Quadruple

Re 4/4^III, Re 430, Re 436

Data Photographed Locomotive
Road number: 111-9 "Sara", 115-0 "Ivon", 114-3 "Natalie" and 112-7 "Zita"
Operation
Years of construction: 1967, 1971
Road numbers (old): 11350-11370
Road numbers (UIC): Re 420 350-370
Quantity built: 21
Quantity today: 21 (2012)
Application: all purpose locomotive
Maintenance work: Bellinzona
Quantity Re 436 (RM; XRAIL): 5 (2012)
Road numbers (UIC): 436 111-115

Technical data
Vehicle type: electric locomotive, Gotthardlocomotive, freight
Manufacturer: SLM Winterthur, BBC Baden, MFO Zürich, SAAS Genève
Wheel arrangement: Bo'Bo'
Top speed: 125 kph
Continuous power: 4'700 kW
Tensile hours: 197 kN
Starting tractive effort: 280 kN
Mountain Power: 580-ton train to 26 ‰ slope at 80 kph
Power system: 15 kV 16,7 Hz
Gauge: 1435 mm

Mass and weight
Length over buffer: 15'410 mm
Width: 2'950 mm
Height: 3'805 mm
Weight: 80 t

Other
Owner: SBB CFF FFS (Schweizerische Bundesbahnen), SBB Cargo
Operator: SBB CFF FFS (Schweizerische Bundesbahnen), SBB Cargo
Special Features: Biggest SBB locomotive serie
Precursor: Ae 4/6
Successor: Re 6/6 / Re 620

Location: Langenthal, Switzerland

Note: The Re 430 is very similar to the Re 420 of the second series, the main difference is another axle gear translation, for steeper routes, like the Gotthard line.

The 5x Re 436 were built for the RM (Regionalverkehr Mitteland) which now is Crossrail. These locomotives had already several different liveries.
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