FFA BDe 4/4 II

BDe 4/4 II
BDe 4/4 II 42 of the Appenzeller Bahnen in Appenzell .
Type designation:	CJ BDe 4/4 II	AB BDe 4/4 II
Numbering:	611-614	31–33 from 2006: 41–43	34, 35 from 2006: 44, 45
Manufacturer:	FFA , SIG , BBC		SWA , SIG, ABB
Year of construction (s):	1985	1986	1993
Wheel alignment :	Bo'Bo '
Gauge :	1000 mm ( meter gauge )
Length over coupling:	18 730 mm	18 700 mm
Total wheelbase:	14 630 mm
Service mass:	36.0 t		37.5 t
Friction mass :	36.0 t		37.5 t
Top speed:	90 km / h	75 km / h
Hourly output :	820 kW
Starting tractive effort:	130 kN
Hourly traction:	67.2 kN at 42.3 km / h
Drive wheel diameter:	750 mm
Power system :	1500 V =
Number of drive motors:	4th
Seats:	39
Classes :	2nd Class
Loading area:	7.5 m²		7.2 m²

BDe 4/4 II is the series designation for meter-gauge railcars with second-class and luggage compartments of the Chemins de fer du Jura (CJ) and Appenzeller Bahnen (AB). The vehicles of the CJ carry the road numbers 601–604, those of the AB the numbers 41–45.

First series: CJ numbers 611-614 and AB numbers 41-43

history

The Chemins de fer du Jura (CJ) handled traffic on their narrow-gauge network with the BDe 4/4 I and De 4/4 , which date from 1952/53, until 1985 .

The only newer railcars of the then Appenzeller Bahn (AB) were the two BDe 4/4 I 46-47 delivered in 1968. At that time the AB were still dependent on the ABe 4/4 from 1933.

To modernize their rolling stock, the two railway companies jointly ordered from Flug- und Fahrzeugwerke Altenrhein (FFA), Schweizerische Industrie-Gesellschaft (SIG) and Brown, Boveri & Cie. (BBC) seven new railcars.

technology

Commuter train of the Chemins de fer du Jura with the BDe 4/4 613 in Le Noirmont .

Which served as a model for the BDe 4/4 II gear railcar BDeh 4/4 11 to 15 of St. Gallen-Gais-Appenzell-Altstaetten train (SGA), which they also resemble visually. However, the entrances with folding doors are not arranged between the passenger compartments, but between the luggage compartment and the passenger compartment. The luggage compartment is slightly larger than that of the predecessors of the SGA. All of these railcars only have one driver's cab . On the other side there is a car crossing so that they can only run together with a control car . The BDe 4/4 II of the CJ and the AB have a similar red paint with a white stripe.

Despite the same electrical equipment with hopper control , the BDe 4/4 II are 8.5 tonnes lighter than the SGA BDeh 4/4 multiple units, as the gear drive could be dispensed with.

The same electrical equipment and the same bogies as the BDe 4/4 II have the CJ De 4/4 II 411 luggage railcar, which was converted in 1986 . Its multiple control is compatible with the BDe 4/4 II and the associated control car.

Name and coat of arms

The AB railcars have the following names and coats of arms:

BDe 4/4 II 41: Gossau SG
BDe 4/4 II 42: Herisau
BDe 4/4 II 43: Gonten

Second series: AB numbers 44 and 45

Railcar BDe 4/4 II 45 (front, with swinging doors) and 41 (left, with folding doors) of the AB between Jakobsbad and Gonten .

1989 fused the Appenzeller path (AB) and the SGA to the Appenzeller paths (AB). In 1993, the new railway company added the BDe 4/4 II 34–35 and BDeh 4/4 II 16–17 to its rolling stock . Although the electrical equipment with the hopper control no longer corresponded to the state of the art, the AB decided to replicate the railcars built in the eighties for cost reasons. The vehicles to be reordered can be recognized by the flush outward swinging doors instead of the folding doors built into a niche.

A lot has changed with the suppliers. The FFA was sold to Schindler and the Altenrhein plant was operated under the name Schindler Waggon Altenrhein (SWA). BBC, as supplier of the electrical part, became part of the ABB group .

Associated control and intermediate cars

The two railways acquired associated control cars from the FFA to create shuttle trains . In order to be able to form three-part shuttle trains, the CJ added six second-class cars to their order. Like the control cars, they belong to the standard car II .

For the second series, the AB procured cars of the newer type PA-90 . In addition to the B 234-235 and ABt 134-135, there were six intermediate cars and two control cars with gear brakes for the former SGA line .

train	series	number	Construction year	Weight	1st class places	2nd class places	length	Top speed	Manufacturer	Type	comment
CJ	ABt	711-714	1985	16.0 t	12	39	19 160 mm	90 km / h	FFA, BBC	EW II
	ABt	715	(1986)	16.2 t	8th	40	18 840 mm		FFA, BBC, CJ		Converted from the B 756 in 2009
	BDt	721, 722	1986	15.3 t	-	39	19 160 mm		FFA, BBC
	B.	751-756	1986	15.7 t	-	64	18,640 mm		FFA		B 756 converted to ABt 715
FROM	ABt	141-143	1986	15.5 t	12	39	19 160 mm	75 km / h	FFA, BBC		before 2006 No. 131-133
	ABt	144-145	1993	18.0 t	12	38	19 130 mm	75 km / h	SWA, SIG, ABB	Type PA-90	before 2006 No. 134-135
	B.	247-248	1993	17.2 t	-	62	18 660 mm		SWA, SIG		before 2006 No. 234-235
	B.	296	1993	16.2 t	-	58	17,070 mm		SWA, SIG		before 2004 AB No. 191

The CJ driving cars can also be used to control the BDe 4/4 6 to 8 of the Transports Régionaux Neuchâtelois (TRN), which operate on the La Chaux-de-Fonds – Les Ponts-de-Martel route. The ABt 141–144 of the AB also fit the Ge 4/4 1.

Changes

When the railways in the canton of Appenzell merged to form the new Appenzeller railways in 2006 , the vehicle numbers 31-35 were already occupied by the BDe 4/8, which came from the Trogenerbahn . The BDe 4/4 were given the numbers 41–45, the associated control cars ABt 131–135 were renumbered accordingly to ABt 141–145.

Picture gallery

Chemins de fer du Jura

Shuttle train with BDe 4/4 II 613 shortly after Saignelégier
The same railcar at the exit from Saignelégier station in the direction of Glovelier
Train in Le Noirmont consisting of two control cars BDt 721 and ABt 713 and multiple units BDe 4/4 II 613

Appenzell Railways

A composition with a BDe 4/4 II from the second series has just left Appenzell.
Railcar BDe 4/4 II 42 with B 248 and ABt 142 above Appenzell
Railcar BDe 4/4 II 34 with advertising paint for the Ostwind tariff association in Gontenbad
Control car ABt 144 of the second series with exterior doors in Appenzell

swell

Theo Stolz: CJ Chemins de fer du Jura. BDe 4/4 "611 - 614. Retrieved November 30, 2015 .
Fiches techniques du matériel roulant voie étroite. (PDF 4.05 MB) Data sheet for narrow-gauge rolling stock. Chemins de fer du Jura (CJ) Traction Division, Ateliers et installations électriques, January 1, 2014, accessed on November 30, 2015 (French, unknown language, German).
Etat du matériel roulant ferroviaire. (PDF 0.5 MB) Data sheet for general rolling stock. Chemins de fer du Jura (CJ) Traction Division, Ateliers et installations électriques, January 1, 2015, accessed November 30, 2015 (French).
Directory of rolling stock of the Swiss private railways. Appenzeller Bahnen AB. Swiss Rolling Stock Association, accessed on November 30, 2015 (access for association members only).

Web links

Commons : AB BDe 4/4 41–45 - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Commons : AB BDeh 4/4 16–17 - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Commons : CJ BDe 4/4 II - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ Theo Stolz: BDe 4/4 6-8. Retrieved November 30, 2015 .

[1] Theo Stolz: BDe 4/4 6-8. Retrieved November 30, 2015 .