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SBB Re 450

SBB Re 450
Re 450 012 locomotive ("Schwamendingen") in Balsthal
Type and origin
Power typeElectric
BuilderSLM, ABB, SIG
Build date1989–1997
Total produced115
Rebuild date2011–2018
Specifications
Configuration:
 • UICBo′Bo′
Gauge1,435 mm / 4 ft 8+12 in standard gauge
Bogies2
Length18,400 mm (60 ft 4 in)
Width2,980 mm (9 ft 9 in)
Height4,500 mm (14 ft 9 in)
Loco weight74 tonnes (72.8 long tons; 81.6 short tons)
Electric system/s15 kV  16.7 Hz AC Catenary
Current pickup(s)Pantograph
Traction motors4FRA 3435
Safety systemsIntegra-Signum, ZUB
Performance figures
Maximum speed130 km/h (81 mph)
Career
OperatorsSwiss Federal Railways
NumbersRe 450 000 – Re 450 114[1]

The Re 450 is a push-pull electric locomotive of Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), which combined with passenger coaches is only used for commuter rail services of Zurich S-Bahn in the metropolitan area of Zurich. Under the old Swiss class system, they would have been known as Re 4/4V.

Each Re 450 is used in formations of three double-deck passenger carriages, the last of which has a driving cab to allow push-pull working. At peak-hour times, trainsets may be coupled together to form a train consisting of three locomotives and nine passenger vehicles. Most Zurich S-Bahn lines use this stock and it is the most common on the network.[2] The trainsets are also known as DPZ, short for Doppelstock-Pendelzug (lit.'double-decker commuter train'),[3] which was the first double-decker train type operated by SBB CFF FFS following successful trials of a French VO 2N bilevel train borrowed from SNCF in the early 1980s.

In 2008, two Re 450 trainsets, with locomotives Re 450 067 and Re 450 070, were sold to Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn (SZU), where they are now designated as Re 456 551-1 and Re 456 552-9, respectively.[4]

All Re 450-hauled trainsets received a mid-life refurbishment at the SBB CFF FFS workshops in Yverdon-les-Bains between 2011 and 2018 (now named DPZplus). The livery was changed: the formerly yellow doors are now painted red on the coaches and dark blue on the locomotives, and the front now shows the SBB logo instead of only the vehicle number. Each trainset now includes one low-loader wagon for easier access.

Numbering and naming

All 115 Re 450 locomotives are numbered (000–114) and each is named after a commune, mostly of the canton of Zurich. The numbers are indicated at the front and sides of the locomotive, the names (with the commune's coat of arms) are displayed on the side of the engine.[5][6]

The following is a list of Re 450 locomotives with their respective number and name.

See also

References

  1. ^ "SBB Re 450 "DPZ"" (in German). juergs.ch. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  2. ^ "SBB EMUs". 4rail.net. Retrieved 28 September 2009.
  3. ^ "Our trains". Swiss Federal Railways. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  4. ^ "SZU Re 456" (in German). juergs.ch. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  5. ^ "SBB Re 450" (in German). juergs.ch. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  6. ^ "Taufen und Wappen [Naming and coats of arms]" (in German). lokifahrer.ch. Retrieved 28 December 2024.