SBB Ae 3/5

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SBB Ae 3/5
Type and origin
Power typeElectric
BuilderSwiss Locomotive and Machine Works
and Société Anonyme des Ateliers de Sécheron
Build date1923-1925
Total produced26
Specifications
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Length12,300 mm (40 ft 4+1⁄4 in)
Adhesive weight56 long tons (57 t; 63 short tons)
Loco weight81 long tons (82 t; 91 short tons)
Electric system/sCatenary
Current pickup(s)Pantograph
Traction motorselectrical 3x2
Loco brakeWestinghouse, manual screw-type
Train brakesWestinghouse
Performance figures
Maximum speed90 km/h (56 mph))
Power output(1 hour rating) 972 kW (1,303 hp)
Career
OperatorsSwiss Federal Railways
Numbers10201-10226
Official nameAe 3/5
NicknamesPetite Sécheron (Little Secheron)
Withdrawncirca 1977

The Ae 3/5 was a Swiss electric locomotive, operating out of Lausanne from 1926 to 1957, then out of Berne from 1957 to 1982. The examples were withdrawn from service starting in 1977, with one since classified as an historic vehicle.

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