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Swiss Electric LocomotivesWelcome to the Swiss Electric Locomotives page! While we are still actively working on this page the older version of Electric Locos Page exists.
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| Swiss Class Re 486 - General Purpose Traxx 1 Locomotive for the Lokoop | |
 Pictures: The Traxx 2 class 486 locos of the BLS hauling the freight across the Alps. Pictures by Peider SwissTrip.  |
For a confusion in recognition, there are two separate class 486s in Switzerland, this Traxx 1 class of Lokoop / SBB Cargo / MTbH and the Traxx 2 class of the BLS. While the class and the shape are conflicting, the unit numbers for the BLS locos are in 501 - 510 range and the unit numbers for the Lokoop locos are / were in range 654 - 656. On the left the BLS locos are seen at the tip of the heavy freights. The loco sides are covered with very well to the locomotive fitting vinyls advertising the BLS Cargo.
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| Class Re 485 - General Purpose Traxx 1 Locomotive for the BLS | |
 Picture above: The Traxx 1 F140 AC1 / Swiss Class 485 BLS number 005 is pulling an intermodal truck train past Weil am rhein on the German-Swiss border. The first car behind the locomotive is a coach for the drivers. Unlike in U.S., where the trailer is separated from the tractor and often the trailer separated from the container, the trucks in Europe are often transported as whole units. Picture by Ilkka Siissalo. Below: Two BLS Cargo 'rolling highway' intermodal trains meet south of the German terminal at Freiburg im Breisgau. These direct truck hauling services are provided from Freiburg, Germany to Novarra, Italy. Picture by Peider SwissTrip.  |
The Traxx 1 locomotives of BLS Cargo are used mostly for Alp transit traffic. The locos work as pools with German Deutsche Bahn class 185 TRAXX locos forming double headed freight trains with one loco from each operator.
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| BLS Class Re465 - General Purpose "Loco2000" Locomotive | |
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Probably the locomotive, you see the second most in Switzerland is the Re460 for the SBB/CFF. It's stronger and more advanced variant Re465 of this is used by the BLS. These powerful and modern red AC electrics are real multipurpose workhorses for their owner.
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| BLS German Class 185 - Generic Traxx locomotive | |
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The BLS had before the arrival of its class 486 several German class 185 locomotives on hire to handle the boom in intermodal / rolling highway traffic. These were returned to their owner at the turn of the decade, when new own TRAXXes arrived. |
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SBB AG / SBB Cargo
| SBB/CFF Class Re482 and 482.2 - General Purpose Traxx Locomotives | |
 Picture above: The Traxx F140 AC1 / SBB 482 number 009 is rolling past Weil am Rhein platform near the Swiss German border. Picture by Ilkka Siissalo. Below the 482 are lining up for the assignment in the light snow fall at Muttenz, Switzerland. Picture by Ilkka Siissalo.  |
The Traxx 1 and 2 (F140 AC1 and F140 AC2) for the SBB Cargo were acquired to cope with the growing international traffic at the time. Since then the Traxx platform of Bombardier has become "the locomotive" for the Western and Northern Europe.
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| Swiss SBB Class Re460 - General Purpose "Loco 2000 Program" Locomotive | |
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Probably the locomotive, you see the second most in Switzerland is the Re460 for the SBB/CFF. These powerful and modern red AC electrics pull most of the locomotive powered passenger trains and seem to have an ability to be present everywhere despite their limited number. Many unit have had occasionally advertisement vinyls covering them. Used in the high speed traffic with numerous tunnels and train meetings the Re 460 locomotives have pressure controlled cabs. The design keeps the pressure fluctuations totally away from the train personnel on the cab. At the same time this feature also provides for a quiet temperature controlled microclimate for comfortable working environment.
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