SBB-CFF-FFS De 6/6
Appearance
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The Swiss Class De 6/6 electric locomotives were built in 1926 for the Swiss Federal Railways. Ordered for the Seetalbahn line, which runs between Lenzburg and Emmenbrücke, they were Known as Seetal Crocodiles. In total 3 locomotives of this type were built, and numbered 15301–15303. As built they were capable of operating under dual voltage - the 5.5 kV, 25 Hz AC system in use on the Seetal line, and the national 15 kV 16+2⁄3 Hz AC system. The former system was removed from these locomotives in 1930, when the line was modernised to SBB national standards.
Disposal and preservation
[edit]All three locomotives were withdrawn by SBB in April 1983, with 15302 and 15303 being scrapped. 15301 was purchased by the Oensingen-Balsthal-Bahn.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Standard Gauge Crocodiles". Rhaetian Railway (RhB) – Prototype and H0m Model Railroading. Archived from the original on 9 May 2008. Retrieved 26 September 2009.
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