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Furka-Oberalp Railway and Matterhorn-Gotthard Railway Deh 4/4I

Switzerland 1972 5 produced
Deh 4/4 I No. 54 in 1996 on the Segnes viaduct Falk2 CC BY-SA 3.0

Due to the sharp increase in winter tourism in the 1960s, the Furka-Oberalb Railway needed modern locomotives for rack and adhesion operation. The solution was five type Deh 4/4I. baggage railcars. Each of the four axles was powered and had rack drive. The high weight of the power equipment was compensated for by the lightweight construction of the car body.

Although there were five power cars, only four control cars and eight passenger cars were purchased. This meant that four shuttle trains could be formed, each consisting of a power car, two passenger cars and a control car. The fifth power car must therefore be used individually. The vehicles now belong to the Matterhorn-Gotthard Railway, as do the successors of the Deh 4/4II type.

Technical data

General

Built
1972
Manufacturers
mechanical part: SLM, SIG, electrical part: BBC
Wheel arrangement
B-B
Gauge
1,000 mm (Meter gauge)

Dimensions and weights

Length
16.90 m
Wheelbase
12.79 m
Empty mass
48.3 t
Service mass
50.8 t
Adhesion mass
50.8 t
Rigid wheelbase
2.79 m
Axle load
12.7 t

Power

Power source
electric - AC
Hourly power
1,032 kW (1,403 PS)
Top speed
60 km/h

Calculated values

Power-to-weight ratio
20.3 kW/t
Adhesive weight/Total
1 : 1.00
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