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Rhaetian Railway ABe 4/4 II
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The Rhaetian Railway ABe 4/4 II is a class of metre gauge railcars of the Rhaetian Railway (RhB), which is the main railway network in the Canton of Graubünden, Switzerland.
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Rhaetian Railway ABe 4/4 II | |
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![]() The characteristic front of the ABe 4/4 II, here no 44 at Tirano station. | |
In service | 1964–2010 |
Manufacturer | SWS, SAAS, and BBC |
Constructed | 1964–1965, 1972 |
Number built | 9 |
Number in service | Revenue: 0 Departmental: 3 |
Number scrapped | 5 |
Fleet numbers | 41–49 |
Operators | Rhaetian Railway |
Lines served | Bernina Railway |
Specifications | |
Car length | 41–46: 16,540 mm (54 ft 3+1⁄8 in) 47–49: 16,886 mm (55 ft 4+5⁄6 in) |
Width | 2,650 mm (8 ft 8+3⁄8 in) |
Maximum speed | 65 km/h (40 mph) |
Weight | 41–46: 41 tonnes (40 long tons; 45 short tons) 47–49: 43 tonnes (42 long tons; 47 short tons) |
Power output | 680 kW (910 hp) |
Electric system(s) | 1000 V DC Overhead |
Current collector(s) | Pantograph |
UIC classification | Bo′Bo′ |
Track gauge | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge |
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The class is so named because it was the second class of railcars of the Swiss locomotive and railcar classification type ABe 4/4 to be acquired by the Rhaetian Railway. According to that classification system, ABe 4/4 denotes an electric railcar with first and second class compartments and a total of four axles, all of which are drive axles.
All members of the class operate on the Bernina Railway, under the traffic numbers 41 to 49 (motrice quaranta).