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From 1973 onwards, the then new
Rhaetian Railway "signet" logo was applied, and from 1983 also the Rhaetian Railway's full name, in all three official languages of the Canton. The fonts of the technical markings have also changed over the years. The most recent change was from 1988, when pinstripes
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Members of the class have a top speed of 65 kilometres per hour (40 mph), weigh 41 tonnes (40 long tons; 45 short tons) to 43 tonnes (42 long tons; 47 short tons), and have a power output of 680 kilowatts (910 hp). Maximum towing capacity is 70 tonnes (69 long tons; 77 short tons), and two
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Although the ABe 4/4 class has always been decorated in a red livery, their appearance has evolved over the years, in line with changing
Rhaetian Railway standards. On delivery, nos 41–46 had chrome trims, and nos 47–49 were given painted mouldings. These were originally golden, and later
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class EMUs had been delivered, Rhaetian
Railway put off the ABe 4/4 . Numbers 41, 42 and 45 were towed to the scrapyard early in November 2010, 43 and 44 followed by mid-December. The three members of the second series plus 46 have been handed over to the infrastructure department for use as
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Historic announced that ABe 4/4 II no. 46 was selected for preservation into their register as it's an historical vehicle into their collection eventually the locomotive will be saved for preservation and will be preserved by Club 1889 collection.
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powered cars can combine to haul the maximum draw hook load. The second series (nos 47–49) differs from the first only by being about 350 millimetres (14 in) longer and having a different
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The ABe 4/4 class railcars were the first new items of motive power to be acquired by the
Rhaetian Railway since its merger with the Bernina Railway in 1943 for use on the 1000 V
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Since entering service, these red liveried railcars have not been subjected to any significant alterations. They are fitted with 12 seats in first class, and 24 in second class.
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class railcars (nos 51–56). Moreover, the ABe 4/4 s can be operated in combination with the Xrotet snow blowers (nos 9218–9219) by remote control from the
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white. The name
Rhaetian Railway was initially applied to all members of the class in its shortened German language form of RhB.
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were set lower on the car bodies, and the underlying chassis painted dark grey, in the style of
Rhaetian Railway locomotives.
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denotes an electric railcar with first and second class compartments and a total of four axles, all of which are drive axles.
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Patrick
Belloncle, Gian Brünger, Rolf Grossenbacher, Christian Müller "Das grosse Buch der Rhätischen Bahn 1889 – 2001"
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Wolfgang Finke, Hans
Schweers "Die Fahrzeuge der Rhätischen Bahn 1889–1998 Band 3: Triebfahrzeuge" (SCHWEERS + WALL)
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Bernina line. They were delivered in two series: nos 41–46 in 1964–1965, and 47–49 in 1972.
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type ABe 4/4 to be acquired by the Rhaetian Railway. According to that classification system,
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The class is so named because it was the second class of railcars of the
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Two ABe 4/4 IIs in multiple unit operation below Ospizio Bernina
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Hans-Bernhard Schönborn "Schweizer Triebfahrzeuge" (GeraMond)
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Schweizerische Wagons- und AufzĂĽgefabrik AG Schlieren-ZĂĽrich
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19:Rhaetian Railway ABe 4/4
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955:Rhaetian Railway multiple units
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221:(40 long tons; 45 short tons)
410:multiple-unit train control
164:16,886 mm (55 ft
145:16,540 mm (54 ft
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721:Electro-diesel locomotives
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208:65 km/h (40 mph)
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315:Rhaetian Railway ABe 4/4
236:680 kW (910 hp)
186:2,650 mm (8 ft
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388:contactor relay controls
384:Brown, Boveri & Cie
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785:AB(D)e 4/4 (Arosa)
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335:Switzerland
319:metre gauge
305:metre gauge
277:Track gauge
66:Constructed
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711:Ge 4/4 182
706:Ge 4/4 181
686:Ge 4/4 III
480:References
331:GraubĂĽnden
260:Pantograph
246:1000 V DC
139:Car length
40:In service
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701:Ge 6/6 II
681:Ge 4/4 II
629:G 2/3+2/2
624:G 2/2+2/3
226:43 tonnes
219:41 tonnes
200: in)
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114:Operators
43:1964–2010
825:Tractors
810:ABe 4/16
805:ABe 8/12
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696:Ge 6/6 I
676:Ge 4/4 I
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412:enables
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843:Tmf 2/2
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346:ABe 4/4
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671:Ge 2/4
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213:Weight
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866:Xrote
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634:G 4/5
614:G 3/4
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485:Notes
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183:Width
109:41–49
550:ISBN
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