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Rhaetian Railway Ge 2/2
🇨🇭 Switzerland ·built by Elektrizitätsgesellschaft Alioth· from 1911· class of 2 Swiss electric locomotives
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4 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. RhB-Ge161 Tirano2014: Markus Giger· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. 161 Tirano, 2014 (02): Bahnfrend· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3. Berninabahn-Rangierlok RhB Ge 2-2 162 in Poschiavo (2026): JoachimKohler-HB· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4. RhB Ge 2-2 162 in Poschiavo (2026): JoachimKohler-HB· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The Rhaetian Railway Ge 2/2 is a class of small metre gauge 1 kV DC electric locomotives operated by the Rhaetian Railway (RhB), which is the main railway network in the Canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. The class is so named under the Swiss locomotive and railcar classification system. According to that system, Ge 2/2 denotes a narrow gauge electric adhesion locomotive with a total of two axles, both of which are drive axles.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 115 years ago, in 1911.
electric locomotive: Draws power from overhead wires or a third rail and pulls separate carriages.
spec sheet
- built
- 1911
- status
- in service
- number built
- 2
- kind
- Electric
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland
- builders
- Elektrizitätsgesellschaft Alioth, SIG Group
- operators
- Rhaetian Railway, Bernina railway line
- top speed
- 45 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,000 mm metre gauge
- electric system
- 1 kV DC Overhead
- wheel arrangement
- 4w
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q688185, Wikipedia: Rhaetian Railway Ge 2/2 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.