SBB Re 4-4 II 11229

Re 4/4^II, Re 420, Re 421

Data Photographed Locomotive
Road number: 11229

Operation
Years of construction: 1964¹, 1967-1968², 1969-1985³
Road numbers (old): 11101-11349, 11371-11397
Road numbers (UIC): Re 420 101-349
Remodeling (Re 421): 2003-2004
Road numbers (UIC): Re 421 371-397
Quantity built: 276
Quantity today: 259
Application: all purpose locomotive
Maintenance work: Yverdon and Bellinzona
Scrapped: 6 due to accidents
Sale to BLS: 2004-2005, 12 units
Road numbers (UIC): BLS Re 420 501-512


Technical data
Vehicle type: electric locomotive
Manufacturer: SLM Winterthur, BBC Baden, MFO Zürich, SAAS Genève
Wheel arrangement: Bo'Bo'
Top speed: 140 kph, 120 kph (Re 421)
Continuous power: 4'700 kW
Tensile hours: 167 kN
Starting tractive effort: 255 kN
Mountain Power: 500-ton train to 26 ‰ slope at 80 kph
Power system: 15 kV 16,7 Hz
Gauge: 1435 mm

Mass and weight
Length over buffer: 14'800 mm ¹, 14'900 mm ², 15'410 mm ³
Width: 2'970 mm
Height: 4'500 mm
Weight: 80 t, 85t (Re 421)

Other
Owner: SBB CFF FFS, SBB Cargo
Operator: SBB CFF FFS, SBB Cargo
Special Features: Biggest SBB locomotive serie
Precursor: Re 4/4 ^I
Successor: Re 6/6, Re 620, Re 460

Location: Basel, Switzerland

Note:¹ Prototypes, ² first series, ³ second series. Thisone here is the onlyone which has those LED-lights (2010), some like them some hate them. As for now (2012) it is clear that some Re 420 will be modified and uses as Re 420 LION with LED headlights and in doubletraction for fast S-bahn trains in the region of Zürich.
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