Banner
Navigation
loco-info.com
The reference for locomotives and railcars
Navigation
Random
Search
Compare
Settings

Navigation

Page views since 2023-01-26: 2917187
Jura-Bern-Luzern G 3/3
go back
Switzerland | 1887
16 produced
JS-909 in April 2016 in Saint Valery Canal
JS-909 in April 2016 in Saint Valery Canal
Didier Duforest

Starting in 1887, the Bernese Jura Railway (JBL) received ten 0-6-0T tank locomotives from the SLM. They were to be used on the flatter sections of the Brünig Railway and had drivers with a diameter of 1,050 mm. More locomotives of identical or similar design were bought by other railways: three by the Bière-Apples-Morges Railway (BAM), one by the Apples-L’Isle Railway (AL) and two by the Montreux Oberland Bernois Railway (MOB).

Since the locomotives of the MOB had to climb grades of 7.3 percent, their drivers measured only 950 mm, while the boiler pressure had been increased from 10 to 12 bars. Additionally, locomotives of the different operators had different sanders and brakes. After one JBL locomotive had been sold to the BAM in 1921, three of the now four BAM locomotives were superheated.

Two of the MOB locomotives were sold to Luxembourg in 1906 and 1918. Depending on the operator, the locomotives were withdrawn between 1911 and 1956. Today, the locomotive that has been sold to the BAM in 1921 is still operational at the Blonay-Chamby heritage railway. It is running either with the BAM number 6 or Jura-Simplon number 909.

Variantstandard variantsuperheatedMOB variant
General
Built1887-19011921-19261903
ManufacturerSLM
Axle config0-6-0T (Six-coupled) 
Gauge3 ft 3 3/8 in (Meter gauge)
Dimensions and Weights
Length22 ft 10 3/16 in23 ft 0 3/8 in
Wheelbase8 ft 2 7/16 in
Rigid wheelbase8 ft 2 7/16 in
Service weight41,006 lbs44,533 lbs
Adhesive weight41,006 lbs44,533 lbs
Water capacity687 us gal
Fuel capacity1,102 lbs (coal)
Boiler
Grate area8.6 sq ft
Evaporative heating area607.1 sq ft540.3 sq ft607.1 sq ft
Superheater area109.8 sq ft
Total heating area607.1 sq ft650.1 sq ft607.1 sq ft
Variantstandard variantsuperheatedMOB variant
Power Plant
Driver diameter41.3 in37.4 in
Boiler pressure160 psi174 psi
Expansion typesimple
Cylinderstwo, 12 3/16 x 18 7/8 in
Power
Power sourcesteam
Indicated power177 hp (132 kW)197 hp (147 kW)
Top speed28 mph22 mph
Starting effort9,232 lbf10,072 lbf11,132 lbf
Calculated Values
Optimal speed12 mph11 mph
steam locomotive
freight
passenger
tank locomotive
narrow gauge
last changed: 04/2025
Search
loadding loading...

We use cookies to save the following settings:

  • selected navigation structure
  • selected language
  • preferred units
  • spelling of railway company names

If you refuse the use of cookies, the settings will only be retained for the current session and will be reset to the default values the next time you visit the site.

Display of units

Here you can set the desired unit system for the technical data.

  • Metric: Lengths in meters, weights in tonnes, and volumes in cubic meters
  • Imperial (UK): Lengths in feet/inches, weights in long tons and volumes in imperial gallons
  • Imperial (US): Lengths in feet/inches, weights in pounds, and volumes in US gallons
  • Individual: Depends on the country of origin of each locomotive
Operator names

Here you can set the display of railway company names.

  • Short: Abbreviation or short form of the name
  • Standard: commonly used name, partially translated to English
  • Complete: full name in local language