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SBB A 3/5

🇨🇭 Switzerland ·built by Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works· from 1902· class of 111 Swiss 4-6-0 locomotives

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. SBB Historic A 3-5 705: Kabelleger / David Gubler ( http://www.bahnbilder.ch )· Public domain
2. SBB A3-5 in Brugg (06.2012): JoachimKohler-HB· CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Typenskizze A 3-5 Heissdampf-Drillings-Lokomotive: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
4. 601A35SBBCFFFFSi: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
5. Massbild A 3-5 Heissdampf-Vierzylinder-Verbund-Lokomotive Nr. 601 und 602: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
6. 19101001 Herisau L: scan by Markus Giger· Public domain
7. 641A35SBBCFFFFSi: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
8. BT Eröffnung Glatttal-Viadukt: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
9. LorraineViaductBern1941i: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
10. Brotankessel der A 3-5 Lokomotive Nr. 652 der SBB: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain

what is it?

The Swiss Class A 3/5 locomotives were built between 1902 and 1922 for the Jura–Simplon Railway, and the Gotthard Railway. These railways were absorbed into Swiss Federal Railways in 1903. In total 111 4-6-0 locomotives of this type were built by Schweizerische Lokomotiv- und Maschinenfabrik in Winterthur, Switzerland.

who runs it

Jura–Simplon Railway Swiss Federal Railways

base stats

speed 100 km/htop speed
power 1 MWpower output
built 111made 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 124 years ago, in 1902.
1 MW is about 12 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
18.6 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
Served for 62 years (1902–1964).

steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.

spec sheet

built: 1902–1922
in service from: 1902
retired: 1964
status: preserved
number built: 111
kind: Steam
traction: steam
origin: 🇨🇭 Switzerland
builders: Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works
operators: Jura–Simplon Railway, Swiss Federal Railways
top speed: 100 km/h
power: 1 MW
gauge: 1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement: 4-6-0
length: 18.6 m

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

Sources: Wikidata Q1676689, Wikipedia: SBB A 3/5 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.