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A "Swiss Express" service pulled by Re 4/4 II 11112 electric locomotive

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Re 4/4 II 11133 electric locomotive equipped with standard screw couplers

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Re 4/4" 11103 pulling a Genève - St. Gallen "Swiss Express" service

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Swiss Express Re 4/4 II 11108 electric locomotive with AK69 automatic couplers

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Re 4/4II electric locomotives equipped with AK69 automatic couplers

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Re 4/4^II "Swiss Express"

Also known as: Re 420

UIC / EVN numbering: 91 85 4 420

Vehicle type: Electric locomotive

Registration country: Switzerland

Railway companies: SBB CFF FFS - Schweizerische Bundesbahnen / Chemins de fer fédéraux suisses / Ferrovie federali svizzere

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from 1972

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1975

The 8x units from this series, dedicated to the Swiss Express service, are converted from Re 4/4^II 11103 & 11106 and Re 4/4^II 11108, 11109, 11112, 11113, 11133 & 11141.

One of the particularities of the Swiss Express service is that all vehicles always face the same direction. It is the case of the 8x Re 4/4^II electric locomotives, the unique pantograph is always at the front when entering Zürich train station (this is also practical in the - very - rare case of double traction in order to prevent the pantographs being to closely together).

Sources: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss_Express_(Zuggattung)

1982

After the Swiss Express service is abandoned in 1982, the UIC automatic center buffer couplings are replaced with standard screw couplings.

Sources: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss_Express_(Zuggattung)

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