Type: SBB Universal-Locomotive Re 420, Re 4/4 II Producer: SLM Winterthur, BBC Baden, MFO Zürich, SAAS Genève Build date: 1964 (Prototypes) 1967-1968 (1st Serie) 1969-1985 (2nd Serie) Quantity: 277 (built) 259 (working in 2005) Number Photographed Train: Re 4/4II No.11212 Number after UIC: Re 420 101-349, Re 421 371-397 Number Classic: Re 4/4 II 11101-11349, Re 4/4 11371-11397 (not constant) Operating Weight: 80 tons (Re 420), Swiss Axis Formula: Bo’Bo’ Length over buffers: 14.8 meters (Prototypes) 14.9 meters (1st Series) 15.41 meters (2nd Series) Height: 4.5 meters Width: 2.97 meters Power: 4'700 kW Max. Speed: 140 kph Electric System: 15 kV 16.7 Hz Starting tractive effort: 255 kN Hour attraction: 167 kN Discarded, Scrapped: since 2007, if they have accidents Home: Switzerland Operator: SBB CFF FFS, SBB Cargo
Location: Zürich, Switzerland
Note: An Re 4/4 II is departing with a trainset of EW II Wagons, they are usually used with this livery for the NPZ 560 trainsets.
In the future the S-Bahn zürich will have double decker waggons which are pushed by two Re 4/4 II "LION".
Re 4/4 11371-11397 were remodeled into Re 421 421 371 - 421 397 for using in Germany by SBB CARGO Germany, she has Indusi an is built for right lane traffic.
12 Re 420 where sold to the BLS in 2004, and are used as 420 501-512. No.507 to 512 were already scrapped. ______________________________