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SBB RAe 2/4

Light railcars built by the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) in the 1930s are known as the Red Arrows . They were intended for traffic on lines with a low volume of traffic, also with the background of the global economic crisis from 1928. With increasing demand, the railcars had to be replaced by light express trains. A new area of ​​activity was found for the popular railcars in excursion traffic.

Model series

Churchill arrow RAe 4/8 1021 in Saint-Prex (May 14, 2011)

Among other things, the following light railcars are meant (last wagon number):

Related models

The SBB RBe 2/4 1010 , which was officially marked as Flêche du Jura when it went into operation , was - technically related to the Red Arrows - never counted among the Red Arrows, but called the Jura Arrow. It also lacked the characteristic low stems. These were also missing in the two double arrows 1022 and 1023, but at least had the characteristic red color and as a pure company cars were also equipped with luxurious facilities.

SBB Red Arrow RCe 2-4 203 in the Swiss Museum of Transport (November 17, 2012)

The two RABFe 8/12 501 and 502, called the Tatzelwurm, were also technically related to the Red Arrows . Both vehicles were converted after fires, vehicle 501 that was converted to RABFe 4/8 1031 was affected first . When the second, now renumbered RABDe 8/12 1041, also burned, the two trains were formed into the RABDe 8/16 1041 .

inventory

Company number Installation current status comment
101 = 611 = 1008 1935 discarded and scrapped after Expo 64 originally diesel drive, 1951 conversion to electric drive
102 = 612 = 1009 1935 discarded and scrapped after Expo 64 Originally diesel drive, converted to electric drive in 1953
201 = 601 = 1001 1935 as a historic vehicle at SBB Historic (drivable) Conversion to RAe 2/4
202 = 602 = 1006 1935 Discarded in December 1967, canceled Anomaly in the numbering, number swap with rebuilt 606
203 = 603 = 1003 1936 discarded in January 1968, today in the Verkehrshaus Luzern (not drivable)
204 = 604 = 1004 1936 Discarded in December 1968, canceled
205 = 605 = 1005 1936 Discarded in November 1966, canceled
206 = 606 = 1002 1936 Discarded in August 1984, canceled Anomaly in the numbering due to conversion to RAe 2/4
207 = 607 = 1007 1938 Discarded in January 1974, sold to the Oensingen-Balsthal-Bahn in 1974 , used for extra trips throughout Switzerland
701 = 621 = 1010 1938 Retired in 1977, canceled in the summer of 1978 Flêche du Jura
301 = 651 = 1021 1939 Charter vehicle owned by SBB (drivable) Churchill arrow
661 = 1022 1953 Canceled in 1980 Double arrow
662 = 1023 1953 Canceled in 1985 Double arrow
501 = 311 = 671 = 1031 1938 1964, 1041 for RABDe 8/16 1041 connected Tatzelwurm
502 = 691 = 1041 1937 retired and canceled in June 1968 Tatzelwurm

See also

  • Blue arrows of the BLS Group and the Czechoslovak State Railways (ČSD)

literature

Web links

Commons : SBB RAe 2/4  - collection of images, videos and audio files
Commons : SBB RAe 4/8  - collection of images, videos and audio files