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SBB Re 6/6 11688 "Linthal" + Re 4/4" 11284 in Airolo

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Re 6/6 11605-11689

Also known as:

Re 620

UIC / EVN numbering:

91 85 4620

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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In service:

from 1975

Gauge:

Standard gauge (1'435 mm)

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1975

85x units from this series were built between 1975 and 1980 based on the Re 6/6 11603 - 11604 prototypes.

They very quickly became the standard serious heavy freight traction across Switzerland, not just on the Gotthardbahn but also elsewhere, such as on the oil traffic through the Rhône valley. They were also used on passenger trains, but were never equipped for push-pull operation, on account of their immense power being deemed far too excessive to safely push a train!

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