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SBB Re 4/4 I

🇨🇭 Switzerland ·built by Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works· from 1946· locomotive class

⚡ electric locomotive electric retired
10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
  1. 1. SBB Re 4-4 10001: Spoorjan· CC BY-SA 3.0
  2. 2. SBB Historic Re 4 4 I 10001 bei Möhlin, 2018 (Zuschnitt): Liuztre· CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. 3. Re 4-4 I 10001 bei Schloss Chillon: Kabelleger / David Gubler ( http://www.bahnbilder.ch )· CC BY-SA 3.0
  4. 4. Re 4-4 I 10044 bei Otelfingen: Kabelleger / David Gubler ( http://www.bahnbilder.ch )· CC BY-SA 3.0
  5. 5. Swiss Rail Re 4 4 I TEE 10033: Peter Alder· CC BY-SA 3.0
  6. 6. 03.08.88 Romanshorn SBB Re 4 4¹ 10008 (54325550285): Phil Richards from London, UK· CC BY-SA 2.0
  7. 7. 03.08.88 Schaffhausen SBB Re 4-4¹ 10032 (12685269404): Phil Richards from London, UK· CC BY-SA 2.0
  8. 8. 07.07.93 Delémont SBB Re 4-4¹ 10050 (14273314307): Phil Richards from London, UK· CC BY-SA 2.0
  9. 9. 16.02.91 Herzogenbuchsee SBB Re 4-4¹ 10045 (12685318684): Phil Richards from London, UK· CC BY-SA 2.0
  10. 10. 16.02.91 Lyss SBB Re 4 4¹ 10026 (54326986658): Phil Richards from London, UK· CC BY-SA 2.0
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SBB Re 4/4 I, photo 1 of 10
1/10 Spoorjan· CC BY-SA 3.0

what is it?

The Re 4/4I is a light electric express train locomotive of the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB for short) introduced 1946, which was built in two different series. These locomotives are the first bogie locomotives of the SBB. The SBB deliberately opted for a light fast train locomotive with only about 14 tons of axle load in order to be able to operate at even higher cornering speeds. Their main remit was to run express trains on the east–west rail axis of Switzerland.

who runs it

Swiss Federal Railways

base stats

  • speed 125 km/htop speed
  • built 50made 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 80 years ago, in 1946.

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

spec sheet

built
1946–1951
retired
1998
status
retired
number built
50
kind
electric locomotive
traction
electric
origin
🇨🇭 Switzerland
builders
Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works, Brown, Boveri & Cie, Oerlikon Works, Société Anonyme des Ateliers de Sécheron, OC Oerlikon
operators
Swiss Federal Railways
top speed
125 km/h
power
—
gauge
1,435 mm standard gauge
electric system
15 kV, 16⅔ Hz
wheel arrangement
Bo’Bo’

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

Sources: Wikidata Q672673, Wikipedia: SBB Re 4/4 I (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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