The Rhaetian Railway Ge 4/4 III is a class of metre gauge Bo′Bo′ electric locomotives of the Rhaetian Railway (RhB), which is the main railway network in the Canton of Graubünden, Switzerland.
Quick Facts 4/4 III, Type and origin ...
Rhaetian Railway Ge 4/4 III |
---|
|
Type and origin |
---|
Power type | Electric |
---|
Builder | SLM / ABB, Adtranz |
---|
Build date | 1993–1999 |
---|
Total produced | 12 |
---|
|
|
Performance figures |
---|
Maximum speed | 100 km/h (62 mph) |
---|
Power output | 3,100 kW (4,160 hp) |
---|
Tractive effort | 200 kN (44,960 lbf) |
---|
|
|
Close
The class is so named because it was the third class of locomotives of the Swiss locomotive and railcar classification type Ge 4/4 to be acquired by the Rhaetian Railway. According to that classification system, Ge 4/4 denotes a narrow gauge electric adhesion locomotive with a total of four axles, all of which are drive axles.