Swiss Railways Photos
RBe 540 Electric Motor Unit
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Swiss Railways PhotosRBe 540 Electric Motor Unit |
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The SBB RBe 540 driving motor units are second class and can operate with a
variable number of trailers and a Steuerwagen. The prototypes were built
in 1959 and the production members of the class were built between 1963
& 1966. At the time of construction, they were more powerful than the
mainline electric locomotives of Re 4/4 I. Originally classified as RBe 4/4,
these all 2nd class units seat 64 passengers and are rated at 1988 kW,
2720 hp and have a top speed of 125 km/h, 78 mph. RBe 540 054-4 at Sargans with train R7839 (11:02 Ziegelbrücke-Chur) on Friday May 16th, 2003. |
Michael Taylor
