SBB Re 10/10

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Re 10/10 with steel pulley on the Bözberg line

As Re 10/10 or Re 10 , formerly Super Traction is a double unit , consisting of a Re 6/6 and a Re 4/4 II , Re 4/4 III or Re 421 of the Swiss Railways designated. The designation Re 10/10 is used both within SBB and by the specialist press. The top speed is up to 140 km / h , depending on the Re 4/4 model . The Vst IIId system is used as a multiple control .

This double traction is used almost exclusively for freight traffic on the Gotthard route and the Lötschberg - Simplon line. There it is not limited by its performance, but by the durability of the coupling hook, which can only withstand 1,300 tonnes on the Gotthard's maximum gradient of 26 per thousand.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Carl Waldis: The Development of the Electric Gotthard Locomotives - The Bogie Locomotives. In: gotthardbahn.ch. Retrieved August 15, 2020 .
  2. ^ Bruno Lämmli: The locomotive in service. In: lokifahrer.ch. Retrieved August 15, 2020 .
  3. ^ Ludwig Reyer: The Gotthard locomotive Re 6/6. In: elektrolok.de. Archived from the original ; accessed on November 1, 2017 .
  4. ^ The last Gotthard locomotive: the Re 6/6 of the SBB. ÖBB Blog, March 31, 2017, accessed on August 15, 2020 .
  5. ↑ The SBB Re 6/6 - in prototype and model. In: zettzeit.ch. December 9, 2016, accessed August 15, 2020 .