SBB Ae 6/6

what is it?

The Ae 6/6 is a class of heavy electric locomotive used by the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB). It is sometimes also referred to as "canton locomotive" (German: Kantonslokomotive), because the first 25 locomotives (a 26th was renamed after the separation of Jura) were named after the cantons of Switzerland and carried the canton's coat of arms on the side and chrome embellishments (a single raised stripe on each side and three raised stripes on each end), and the Swiss coat of arms on the front, between the chrome stripes. These adornments made them internationally famous.

who runs it

Swiss Federal Railways

base stats

• speed 125 km/htop speed
• power 4.3 MWpower output
• weight 124 tin working order
• built 120made 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 74 years ago, in 1952.
• 🚗4.3 MW is about 51 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
• 🐘Weighs about as much as 21 African elephants (~6 t each).
• 📏18.4 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
• ⌛Served for 61 years (1952–2013).

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

spec sheet

built

1952–1966

in service from

1952

retired

2013

status

retired

number built

120

kind

Electric

traction

electric

origin

🇨🇭 Switzerland

builders

Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works, Brown, Boveri & Cie, Oerlikon Works

operators

Swiss Federal Railways

top speed

125 km/h

power

4.3 MW

gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

electric system

Catenary

wheel arrangement

Co′Co′

length

18.4 m

weight

124 t

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