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SBB Ce 6/8 III
🇨🇭 Switzerland ·built by Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works· from 1926· class of 18 Swiss electric locomotives nicknamed “Crocodiles’
10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Swiss Rail SBB Ce 6 8 14305 14253: Peter elektro· CC BY 3.0
- 2. SBB Historic Ce 6-8 III 14305 - Oberbuchsiten, 11th August 2011 1: Fabien Perissinotto· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 3. Ce6-8III-rods: Officially labeled unknown· CC0
- 4. Ce 6 8 III 14304 nach Absturz beim Pianotondotunnel: Unknown author Unknown author· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 5. SBB Ce 6 8 III 14305 2019-10-19 01: nzsteam· CC BY 2.0
- 6. SBB Ce 6 8 III 14305 2019-10-19 02: nzsteam· CC BY 2.0
- 7. SBB Ce 6 8 III 14305 2019-10-19 03: nzsteam· CC BY 2.0
- 8. SBB Ce 6 8 III 14305 2019-10-19: nzsteam· CC BY 2.0
- 9. SBB Ce 6 8 III at Høje Taastrup Station 01: Leif Jørgensen· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 10. SBB Ce 6 8 III at Høje Taastrup Station 02: Leif Jørgensen· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The Ce 6/8III (later classified Be 6/8III) was a class of electric locomotives built by the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) primarily for freight use in the Swiss lowlands, though they were rapidly recruited for use on the mountainous Gotthardbahn. They represented a refinement of the design of the SBB Ce 6/8 II series, with more powerful motors and improved electrical components and a simpler rod drive system. Like their predecessors, they shared an articulated design that led to their also being nicknamed Crocodiles.
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 100 years ago, in 1926.
- 20.1 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 51 years (1926–1977).
electric locomotive: Draws power from overhead wires or a third rail and pulls separate carriages.
spec sheet
- built
- 1926–1927
- in service from
- 1926
- retired
- 1977
- status
- retired
- number built
- 18
- kind
- electric locomotive
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland
- builders
- Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works, Oerlikon Works
- operators
- Swiss Federal Railways
- top speed
- 75 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 1'C+C1'
- length
- 20.1 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q2205184, Wikipedia: SBB Ce 6/8 III (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.