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Bernese Oberland Railway HGe 3/3 No. 21 to 29

No. 23 on a works photo of Maschinenfabrik Oerlikon

The HGe 3/3 was a metre-gauge rack locomotive built for the Bernese Oberland Railway when they started electric operation in 1914. It had three axles and two separate electric motors for adhesion and rack operation. W...

General

Property Bernese Oberland Railway HGe 3/3 No. 21 to 29
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Built 1926
Manufacturers SLM, BBC, Oerlikon
Wheel arrangement C
Gauge 1,000 mm (Meter gauge)

Dimensions and weights

Property Bernese Oberland Railway HGe 3/3 No. 21 to 29
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Length 8.24 m
Wheelbase 3.50 m
Rigid wheelbase 3.50 m
Service weight 36.5 t
Adhesive weight 36.5 t
Axle load 12.2 t

Power

Property Bernese Oberland Railway HGe 3/3 No. 21 to 29
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Power source electric - DC
Electric systems 1.500 V
Hourly power 310 kW (421 PS)
Top speed 40 km/h

Calculated values

Property Bernese Oberland Railway HGe 3/3 No. 21 to 29
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Power-to-weight ratio 8.5 kW/t
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.00
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