Source: commons.wikimedia.org
Source: Georg Wilhelm Hecklau
Source: Abderitestatos
Source: Didier Duforest
Source: le-rail.ch
Source: Georg Wilhelm Hecklau
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Registration country:
1902
- 3x units from the United Swiss Railways (VSB) registered E 3/3 8395 - 8397;
- 34x units from the Swiss Central Railway (SCB) registered E 3/3 8401 - 8425 (Tigerli type) and E 3/3 8581 - 8589;
- 11x units from the Swiss Northeastern Railway (NOB) registered E 3/3 8551 - 8559 and E 3/3 8661 - 8662.
One year later, in 1903, with the addition of the Jura-Simplon Railways (JS), 16x additional units are taken over, registered E 3/3 8431 - 8440 (Tigerli type), E 3/3 8571 - 8572 and E 3/3 8573 - 8576.
As the number of locomotives is not sufficient for the new company, 83x additional units are ordered. These locomotives are registered E 3/3 8451 - 8533 and are of the Tigerli type.
1942
Electric steam locomotives
In 1942/1943, due to coal shortage during the Second World War, Ee
3/3 8521 & 8522 are converted to electricity: electric boiler and
pantograph to get electricity from the overhead line (electric
equipment supplied by BBC and conversion realised by the SBB
workshop in Yverdon). Electric lighting was fitted, with a battery
charged from the overhead wire. The weight increased by 7 tonnes to
42 tonnes so new springs were also installed.Power was taken from the overhead lines by the pantograph and fed to resistance heating elements in the boiler, via 2 transformers rated together at 480 kW. Water feed was by normal steam injectors. These unique locomotives also retained the capability of being fired by coal in the usual way.
The cost of the conversion was of around 100 000 Swiss Francs per locomotive and allowed to save 700 kg to 1200 kg of coal per day.
The construction of other electric steam locomotives id not pursued.
Concerns registration number(s): 8521, 8522
Sources: http://www.douglas-self.com/MUSEUM/LOCOLOCO/swisselec/swisselc.htm
1964
Sources: https://www.oldtimerclub-feldschloesschen.ch/transportgeschichte/bilder-eisenbahn/tigerli/
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