RhB Ge 4/4 II

Ge 4/4 II
Ge 4/4 II 628 "S-chanf"
Numbering:	611-633
Number:	23
Manufacturer:	SLM
Year of construction (s):	1973, 1984
Axis formula :	Bo'Bo '
Gauge :	1000 mm ( meter gauge )
Length over buffers:	12,940 mm
Service mass:	50 t
Friction mass:	50 t
Top speed:	90 km / h
Hourly output :	1,700 kW (2,300 hp)
Driving wheel diameter:	1,070 mm
Power system :	11 kV 16.7 Hz
Power transmission:	2 single-arm pantographs
Number of traction motors:	4th
Translation levels:	1: 5.1
Control:	Power converter
Predecessor: RhB Ge 4/4 I Successor: RhB Ge 4/4 III

In 2008, the 611 locomotive was the first Ge 4/4 ^II series locomotive to receive advertising stickers.

The RhB Ge 4/4 ^II is an electric locomotive of the Rhaetian Railway (RhB) in Switzerland with the type designation Ge 4/4 .

history

Two locomotives of the Ge 4/4 ^{II series} in Klosters. On the right locomotive 630 (Trun) in the state before the renovation, behind it the already converted 613 (Domat / Ems) with the angular headlights and a changed position of the vehicle number on the front.

The 23 locomotives with the numbers 611 to 633 were put into service in 1973 (first series) and 1984 (second series). The last locomotive of the second series with the name Zuoz and number 633 was not delivered until 1985. They replaced the Ge 6/6 I ( crocodiles ), which were becoming more and more prone to failure.

The external appearance of the locomotives supplied by SLM and BBC is reminiscent of the Re 4/4 ^{II of} the SBB . The electrical part differs significantly, however: controlled rectifiers ( phase control ) made up of thyristors and diodes supply the traction motors with wavy direct current . The technology of the time did not yet allow recuperation braking, which is why the vehicles are equipped with a resistance brake.

The Bo'Bo 'locomotives have a top speed of 90 km / h and weigh 50 tons . The hourly output is 1700  kW at 52 km / h and the starting tractive effort is 179 kN. The permissible trailer load is 185 t on an incline of 45 per thousand and 245 t on 35 per thousand, with double traction a maximum of 400 t.

The second series 621–633 was delivered in the red color scheme that has been in use since then, and the originally green 611–620 were later adjusted. From 1999 onwards, some machines received new rectangular headlights for revisions , but otherwise remained unchanged. Between 2004 and 2008, all 23 locomotives were comprehensively modernized as part of a refit program , with modern computer-aided control technology replacing the analog control electronics.

Since their delivery, the locomotives have been in use on the entire main network in front of passenger and freight trains , and since 1997 also on the Arosa Railway . The machines can run in double traction with multiple controls. The BDt 1751–1758 series control cars acquired in 1999 can be used to form shuttle trains .

The locomotives are named after locations along the RhB network in Graubünden . The names are in white letters on the right and left side in the upper area of ​​the vehicle, the road numbers 611–633 on the two front sides, as well as on the lower side. In addition to the name, each locomotive bears the coat of arms of the sponsoring community. The four locomotives with the locomotive numbers 612, 619, 627 and 632 were the last machines to be modernized in 2008.

modernization

In 2016, the RhB began modernizing the locomotives again, starting with No. 625. All locomotives will be equipped with the on-board components for the new ZSI 127 train protection system. The locomotives of the second series 621–633 will also receive a new dual braking system, which is required to haul the new Albula articulated trains .

List of Ge 4/4 ^II

On the Landwasser Viaduct

operation number	Baptismal name	coat of arms	commissioning acceptance	Advertising painting	comment
611	Landquart		05/30/1973	2008 login	The locomotive, which was delivered on May 30, 1973, collided with a dump truck on August 14, 1973 between Fideris and Jenaz, and the driver's cab was dented. The locomotive was repaired by SLM.
612	Thusis		07/20/1973		On April 28, 2011, the locomotive hauled by a freight train collided with an excavator. The freight train was on its way from Davos to Landquart, the accident happened in front of the monastery tunnel. The front was badly damaged in the accident.
613	Domat / Ems		07/31/1973
614	Schiers		08/14/1973
615	Monastery		09/03/1973	2020 Fairtiq
616	Filisur		09/28/1973	2018 donation locomotive
617	Ilanz		05.10.1973	2018 50 years of LGB
618	Bergün / Bravuogn		05/11/1973	red with large RhB logo
619	Samedan		December 3, 1973	2015 Southeastern Switzerland (daily newspaper) blue	On Friday evening July 18, 1975, the locomotive crashed near Fideris in Landquart, which had washed away the embankment. The driver drowned. The locomotive was repaired by SLM and was put back into operation on December 9, 1976.
620	Zernez		December 19, 1973	2018 RhB Club
621	Felsberg		02/09/1984		with dual brake in operation
622	Arosa		03/08/1984	2010 Inscription of the Japanese partner railway Hakone Tozan Tetsudō
623	Bonaduz		04/05/1984	2018 Glacier Express	with dual brake in operation
624	Celerina / Schlarigna		05/10/1984		with dual brake in operation
625	Küblis		06/01/1984		with dual brake in operation
626	Malans		06/28/1984		with dual brake in operation
627	Reichenau-Tamins		08/02/1984	2014 100 years of Chur - Arosa
628	S-chanf		08/30/1984	2018 Fairtiq	Equipped with dual brakes In a collision with a stone near Tavanasa in the Vorderrheintal on May 14, 2019, locomotive 628 was severely damaged. The damaged locomotive was cannibalized and demolished on October 10, 2019.
629	Tiefencastel		04/10/1984	2016 New construction of the Albula tunnel	with dual brake in operation
630	Trun		October 31, 1984	2016 RhB advertisement for advertisement
631	Untervaz		11/30/1984		with dual brake in operation
632	Zizers		12/12/1984		On January 5, 2007, the locomotive was badly damaged by a rock fall on the Chur – Ilanz line after it derailed near the Valendas train station and tore off parts of a gallery. The machine was restored on the old substructure with a new box. On this occasion, the modernizations were carried out which were due to be carried out in the course of the refit program for all machines of the type Ge 4/4 II. On March 30, 2008 the machine left the workshops for the final measurement, adjustment and test drives.
633	Zuoz		01/30/1985	2011 Radiotelevisiun Svizra Rumantscha

See also

A further development of this type was procured in 1979 from the Furka-Oberalp-Bahn .

literature

• Rhaetian Railway (Ed.): Rhaetian Railway today - tomorrow - yesterday . Publishing group (Desertina Verlag, Disentis; Verlag M & T-Helvetica, Chur; Terra Grischuna Verlag, Bottmingen) 1988, ISBN 3-907036-08-5 (Festschrift for the 100th anniversary of the railway)
• Wolfgang Finke, Hans Schweers: The vehicles of the Rhaetian Railway 1889-1998. Volume 3: Locomotives, railcars, tractors . Schweers + Wall, Aachen 1998, ISBN 3-89494-105-7 .

Individual evidence

1. ^ Fabian Scheeder: Locomotive revisions at the RhB . In: Swiss Railway Review . No. 6 . Minirex, 2016, ISSN  1022-7113 , p. 297 .
2. ^ Claude Jeanmaire: The electric and diesel traction vehicles of the Swiss railways. 13th part: Rhaetian Railway: trunk network locomotives. Archive No. 219, Verlag Eisenbahn, Villigen AG 1995, ISBN 3-85649-219-4 , page 126.
3. ↑ Picture of the damaged Ge 4/4 ^II 612 after the accident on April 28, 2011 near Klosters ( Memento from January 23, 2013 in the web archive archive.today )
4. ↑ Electric locomotive collects “coal” for RhB steam locomotive No. 1. Bahnonline.ch, November 9, 2018, accessed on November 13, 2018 . 
5. ^ Claude Jeanmaire: The electric and diesel traction vehicles of the Swiss railways. 13th part: Rhaetian Railway: trunk network locomotives. Archive No. 219, Verlag Eisenbahn, Villigen AG 1995, ISBN 3-85649-219-4 , page 126
6. ↑ Train accident due to flooding , newspaper article of July 21, 1975, Die Ostschweiz .
7. ↑ ^{a b} Sandro Hartmeier: RhB Regioexpress 1768 collided with stone. In: bahnonline.ch. May 16, 2019, accessed August 16, 2019 . 
8. ↑ Willy Hartmann: From today historical. In: Facebook. August 16, 2019, accessed August 16, 2019 . 
9. ↑ RhB Rollmaterial Photo Gallery: click on the picture to close the window! In: www.haribu.ch. Retrieved October 26, 2016 . 
10. ↑ Sandro Hartmeier: RhB Ge 4/4 II 630 advertises advertising locomotives | Bahnonline.ch. In: www.bahnonline.ch. Retrieved September 4, 2016 . 
11. ^ RhB Rolling Stock Photo Gallery: RhB Ge 4/4 ^II 632 on full speed again

Web links

Commons : RhB Ge 4/4 II  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• List of RhB advertising locomotives