SBB Ce 6-8 III and Ae 4-7

Ce 6/8 III, Be 6/8 III

Type: Heavy mountain traffic locomotive
Producer: SLM, MFO
Build date: 1926
Quantity: 18
Number Photographed Train: No.14305
Number Classic: Ce 6/8 III No.14301-14318
Operating Weight: 131 tons
Axle configuration: (1’C)(C1’)
Length over buffers: 20.06 m
Power: 1'810 kW (2'460 PS)
Top Speed: 65 kph
Electric System: 15 kV 16,7 Hz ~ (AC)
Gauge: 1435 mm
Home: Switzerland
Owner: SBB Historic
Former Operator: SBB CFF FFS
Operator: SBB Historic

Note: Some History:
1926-1927 Operation at the Gotthard from the Depot in Erstfeld
1927-1930 Operation from the depot Biasca
1930-1946 Operation from the depot Erstfeld
1946-1960 Operation from the depot Bellinzona in Titularsystem, in 1956 Renamed into Be 6/8 III No.13305
1960-1976 Service in the Mittelland and in port traffic from the depot Basel
1976-1979 decommissioned
1979 complete overhaul and classification as historic locomotive, renamed into Ce 6/8 III No.14305
1979-today In service as historic locomotive

One of the most famous and special swiss locomotives, the famous Crocodile.

Ae 4/7

Type: Electric Tracklocomotive
Producer: SLM, BBC
Build date: 1927
Quantity: 1
Number Photographed Train: Ae 4/7 No. 10905
Operating Weight: 118 tons
Swiss Axis Formula: 2D1
Length over buffers: 16, 7 meters
Height: 4,54 meters
Power: 2'300 kW (3'130 PS)
Top Speed: 100 kph
Electric System: 15 kV 16,7 Hz
Security-System: Integra, ETM-S21
Home: Olten, Switzerland
Owner: SBB Historic
Former Operator: SBB CFF FFS
Operator: SBB Historic, Team Olten

Location: Olten, Switzerland

Note: A bit history from this swiss technical invention. During the building processes of the Ae 3/6 there where plans to built a loco with 4 driving axles, as there wher made good experience with that system. During the 30’s the round puffers where replaced by rectangular plates. From 1927 to 1935 where produced 127 locomotives by three Electro companys. At the begin of the 60’s there where made several innovations, some got a multiple-unit control for freight trains. 1966 there was a big backfittig from slide bearing to roll bearings. From 1981 till 1996 these locomotives where discarded.

History of No.10905:

1927 built
1927-1930 based an operated in Basel
1930-1936 based an operated in Lausanne
1936-1939 based an operated in Zürich
1939-1951 Travel and Freightrain service, later Regional and near freight service based an operated in Bern
1951-1984 based an operated in Zürich
1984-1995 based an operated in
1995-now classified as historic vehicule
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