FART ABe 4/6

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FART ABe 4/6 - ABe 4/8
The FART ABe 56 in Ponte Brolla
The FART ABe 56 in Ponte Brolla
Numbering: FART 51-58
SSIF 61-64
Number: 12
Manufacturer: Vevey Technologies / ABB
Year of construction (s): 1992-1994
Axis formula : ABe 4/6: Bo'2'Bo '
ABe 4/8: Bo'2'2'Bo'
Gauge : 1000 mm ( meter gauge )
Length over buffers: ABe 4/6: 31.90 m
ABe 4/8: 44.00 m
Width: 2,650 mm
Bogie axle base: 2,000 mm
Total wheelbase: 23.85 m
Service mass: ABe 4/6: 45.9 t
ABe 4/8: 72.5 t
Top speed: 80 km / h
Continuous output : 640 kW
Driving wheel diameter: 720 mm
Power system : Nominal voltage line 1200 volts
Nominal voltage vehicle 1350 volts
Power transmission: Overhead line
Number of traction motors: 4th
Drive: Asynchronous motors
Control: GTO converter
Seats: 1st class: 18/31
2nd class: 64/88
Classes : 2

The twelve joints - railcar ABe 4/6 51-58, 61-64 were prepared by the company Vevey Technologies in Villeneuve VD (mechanical part), and the company ABB (electrical part) were prepared and put into operation 1992-1994. Eight vehicles went to the FART and four vehicles to the SSIF , whereby an operating contract exists between these two railways and the vehicles are used together. The railcars can run in double traction and for a long time handled the bulk of the "international" traffic on the Centovalli Railway between Locarno and Domodossola .

Technical

The vehicle is an articulated railcar with a low-floor section, whereby the vehicle does not have a Jakobs bogie , but the non-powered bogie sits firmly under one half of the car, which is connected to the other box via a carriage joint. This enabled the low-floor area to be pulled through the wagon transition, which would not have been possible with a bogie under the box joint. The two powered bogies are located under the raised passenger compartment behind the driver's cabs. The 2650 mm wide car bodies are welded steel structures. Each of the 15,450 mm long car bodies has a double-leaf swing-sliding door on each side. Practically all of the traction and auxiliary equipment is on the roof of the car, also because the customer had requested a clear view of the front through the driver's cabs onto the track, which made it impossible to install tall cabinets in the interior. The built-in toilet was prefabricated as a separate assembly and installed as a whole. All chairs have the same basic construction, and the seat divider is also the same. However, the first class seats have different armrests and are arranged in the 1 + 2 arrangement, while the 2nd class seats are arranged in the 2 + 2 arrangement.

Conversions

Vehicles 57 and 58 were delivered as pure first-class Ae 4/6 vehicles, which apart from the interior equipment did not differ from the others. The lack of second-class seats quickly became noticeable, which is why they were subsequently adapted to the other vehicles and converted to ABe 4/6.

In 2011 FART had the four ABe 4/6 55–58 extended to ABe 4/8. The additional car bodies were installed at Bombardier in Villeneuve . After the conversion, the vehicles were given the numbers 45-48. You now have 119 seats, 31 of which are in 1st class.

Accidents

  • On January 15, 2009, the ABe 4/6 51 railcar burned near Re station , probably due to a technical defect. The damage was so great that the railcar was scrapped.
  • On April 26, 2016, the two railcars 52 and 53 collided head- on near Corcapolo train station in the municipality of Intragna . Although the impact happened at low speed, five people were injured, including the two train drivers. A new unit was formed from the two intact train parts and designated as ABe 4/6 5253, the damaged parts were repaired in the SBB Bellinzona workshop . After returning from repairs, the two repaired parts were put together and designated as ABe 4/6 53. The ABe 4/6 5253 was given the number 52.

literature

  • Essay on low-floor shuttle trains for the Centovalli Railway by Pierre Guignard and Rolf Havenith, published in; Swiss Railway Review 11/1992 pages 487–493

Web links

Commons : FART ABe 4/6  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Permissible limit voltage 840–1620 volts
  2. ↑ FART converted four ABe 4/6 to ABe 4/8 "Centovalli-Express". In: Bahnonline.ch. December 28, 2011, accessed October 16, 2018 .
  3. ↑ Burned out FART railcars in Re. In: Bahnonline.ch. January 17, 2009, accessed October 26, 2018 .
  4. ^ Centovalli: Two trains of the Fart collide head-on. In: Bahnonline.ch. May 14, 2016, accessed September 10, 2017 .
  5. ↑ News in brief - FART . In: Railway amateur . No. 9 . SVEA, 2017, ISSN  0013-2764 , p. 404 .