Stadler HGm 2/2

The Stadler HGm 2/2 is a two-axle diesel - electric rack- and - pinion locomotive , which was built in the same basic design by Stadler Rail for railways in Switzerland , Spain and Austria .

history

The Railways of the Region of Catalonia (FGC) also operate a rack railway in the Pyrenees, which was operated from the start with locomotives that were built or at least designed in Switzerland. A cogwheel diesel locomotive, which was ordered from Stadler together with a snow blower, was used to clear snow and to help out with winter sports. Before delivery, it was put into operation and tested on the Brig-Visp-Zermatt-Bahn (BVZ). This ultimately led to BVZ ordering a similar but more powerful locomotive for its own needs and for construction service trips to the Gornergrat . After that, the FGC also ordered another locomotive, as they put a second rack railway, the rebuilt Montserrat Railway, into operation in 2003. The SBB also ordered the same locomotive for the Brünigbahn , which, however, has already been delivered to the Zentralbahn (ZB). ZB and Matterhorn-Gotthard-Bahn (MGB, successor to BVZ) each ordered an additional locomotive and the Lower Austrian Schneebergbahn also ordered two locomotives, but these did not have an adhesion drive . She rented a locomotive long-term to the Schafbergbahn , where four new SLM steam locomotives carry the main load of the operation.

Delivery overview

Image reference	Stadler number	Delivery year	Railway, designation	rated capacity	Service mass	Top speed	particularities
	324	1994	FGC D9	330 kW	23 t	37 km / h	temporarily on the Montserrat web in use
	682	2002	BVZ / MGB HGm 2/2 75	450 kW	24 t	65 km / h	Retrofitted in 2010 with multiple control for HGm 2/2 76
	4065	2004	FGC DM6	450 kW	24 t	65 km / h	originally built for the Montserrat Railway
	4075	2005	E.g. HGm 104 001	450 kW	24 t	60 km / h
	4197	2010	NÖSBB Hm 2/2 14 SKGB Vz31 ex NöSBB 15	450 kW	18 t	25 km / h downhill:  80 ‰ 24 km / h 150 ‰ 19 km / h 200 ‰ 16 km / h 260 ‰ 14 km / h	no adhesion drive, NÖSBB 15 2012 sold to SKGB
	4198	2010	E.g. HGm 104 002	450 kW	24 t	60 km / h
	4208	2010	MGB HGm 2/2 76	450 kW	24 t	65 km / h
		2016	SKGB Vz32	450 kW	18 t	15 km / h	procured by the Salzkammergutbahn GmbH

Similar vehicles

The Zentralbahn ordered a third locomotive shortly after delivery, but this one without a gear drive. The locomotive with the designation Gm 105 001 was delivered in 2011. It has the same performance and service weight as the HGm, but its top speed is 80 km / h.

literature

• Theo Weiss: Stadler - From the tunnel locomotive to the double-decker train. Minirex, Lucerne 2010, ISBN 978-3-907014-33-2

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Report and pictures of the delivery on the company's homepage

Web links

Commons : Stadler HGm 2/2  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• HGm 104 001-3 of the Luzern-Stans-Engelberg Bahn at the interest group Luzern-Stans-Engelberg Bahn IG LSE