Furka–Oberalp-Bahn Deh 4/4 II

what is it?

The Furka–Oberalp Railway Deh 4/4 II, now known as the Matterhorn–Gotthard Railway Deh 4/4 91–96, is a class of metre gauge, rack rail, electric multiple unit power cars operated until 2002 by the Furka Oberalp Railway (FO), and since then by its successor, the Matterhorn–Gotthard Railway (MGB), in the Canton of Valais, Switzerland. The class is so named under the Swiss locomotive and railcar classification system. According to that system, Deh 4/4 denotes an electric railcar with a baggage compartment, and a total of four axles, all of which are drive axles fitted with cogwheels for rack rail operation.

who runs it

Matterhorn Gotthard BahnFOFurka-Oberalp Bahn

base stats

• speed 60 km/htop speed
• power 1 MWpower output
• weight 48.3 tin working order
• built 6made in total

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 47 years ago, in 1979.
• 🚗1 MW is about 12 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
• 🐘Weighs about as much as 8 African elephants (~6 t each).
• 📏15.5 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
• ⌛Served for 5 years (1979–1984).

multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.

spec sheet

built

1979

in service from

1979

retired

1984

status

retired

number built

6

kind

multiple unit

traction

electric

origin

🇨🇭 Switzerland

builders

Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works, Brown, Boveri & Cie

operators

Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn, Furka-Oberalp Bahn

top speed

60 km/h

power

1 MW

gauge

1,000 mm metre gauge

electric system

11 kV 16.7 Hz

wheel arrangement

Bo'Bo'

length

15.5 m

weight

48.3 t

Dutch name

FO Deh 4/4 II

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.