FURTHER MILESTONE IN THE HISTORY OF SWISS ELECTRIC TRACTION, 224 STANDARD LOCOMOTIVES OF THE SERIES RE 4/4 II AND III ARE NOW IN SERVICE

EIN WEITERER MARKSTEIN IN DER GESCHICHTE DER SCHWEIZERISCHEN ZUGFOERDERUNG, 224 EINHEITSLOKOMOTIVEN DER BAUARTEN RE 4/4 II UND III IM EINSATZ

The development of the modern electric standard locomotive is reported, including the history of locomotive design of Swiss Federal Railroads starting with World War I up to the present. The necessity of the present design is established, and its advantages and disadvantages are explained.

• Corporate Authors:

  Verlag R Oldenbourg

  Rosenheimer Strasse 145
  Munich 80,   Germany 
• Authors:
  • WINTER, P
• Publication Date: 1976-1

Language

• German

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 14-18
• Serial:
  • Elektrische Bahnen
  • Volume: 47
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Verlag R Oldenbourg

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Electric locomotives; History; Locomotives; Standardization; Vehicle design
• Identifier Terms: Schweizerische Bundesbahnen
• Old TRIS Terms: Locomotive design
• Subject Areas: Design; History; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00149389
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 27 1977 12:00AM