#4371· MGB Ge 4/4 III

Furka–Oberalp-Bahn Ge 4/4 III

🇨🇭 Switzerland ·built by Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works· from 1979· locomotive class

6 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. 001 039 061 FO Ge 4 4III: Peter Alder· Public domain
2. E-Lok Ge 4-4 III Nr. 81 Wallis der Matterhorn-Gotthard-Bahn: Fiver, der Hellseher· CC BY-SA 4.0
3. FO Ge 4-4 (81 A W): Joachim Lutz· CC BY-SA 4.0
4. FO Ge 4-4 (81 B W): Joachim Lutz· CC BY-SA 4.0
5. FO Ge 4-4 (81 D W): Joachim Lutz· CC BY-SA 4.0
6. MGB Ge 4-4 III Nr. 81 "Wallis" in Realp UR IMG 1263: JoachimKohler-HB· CC BY-SA 4.0

what is it?

The Furka Oberalp Bahn Ge 4/4 III, later known as the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn Ge 4/4 III, was a two-member class of metre gauge electric locomotives operated until 2002 by the Furka Oberalp Bahn (FO), and until 2023 by its successor, the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn, between the Cantons of Valais and Uri in southern Switzerland.

who runs it

Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn Furka-Oberalp Bahn

base stats

speed 90 km/htop speed
power 1.7 MWpower output
weight 50 tin working order
built 2made 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.
1.7 MW is about 20 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
Weighs about as much as 8 African elephants (~6 t each).
12.9 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.

electric locomotive: Draws power from overhead wires or a third rail and pulls separate carriages.

spec sheet

built: 1979
in service from: 1980
status: retired
number built: 2
kind: Electric
traction: electric
origin: 🇨🇭 Switzerland
builders: Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works, Brown, Boveri & Cie
operators: Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn, Furka-Oberalp Bahn
top speed: 90 km/h
power: 1.7 MW
gauge: 1,000 mm metre gauge
electric system: 11 kV 16.7 Hz
wheel arrangement: Bo′Bo′
length: 12.9 m
weight: 50 t
Dutch name: MGB Ge 4/4 III

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

Sources: Wikidata Q179675, Wikipedia: Furka–Oberalp-Bahn Ge 4/4 III (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.