Rhaetian Railway Ge 6/6 I
The Ge 6 /6 I is an electric locomotive class of the Rhaetian Railway (RhB). Because of its shape and design - they are similar to CFF crocodiles of the Gotthard Railway - the C'C' locomotives of the railway friends are also called Rhaetisches crocodile, RhB internally CC is the common name.
The RhB procured in 1921 six machines called Ge 6/6 401 to 406 This acquisition became necessary in 1919 after the electrification of the Albula Railway. The electrical operation on the route Landquart - Davos also called for new locomotives, which were stronger than the previously existing Ge 2 /4 and Ge 4/6. Shipping companies were SLM, BBC and MFO. By 1929, the RhB provided a total of 15 copies in service, after the first delivery of 1921 in 1922, the 407-410, 1925, 411 and 412 as well as 1929, the Ge 6 /6 I 413 to 415 With these new vehicles could society replace the steam locomotives finally on the trunk network. From then on she hauled heavy and high-quality features, including the Glacier Express.
After 50 years of service, the first machine was scrapped due to an accident in 1974. Since 1958, ousted the newer locomotives of the series Ge 6/ 6 II crocodiles slowly in less demanding services. The delivered from 1973 Ge 4 /4 II accelerated this process considerably, so that in 1984 the same six locomotives were scrapped. After the Ge was turned off 6/6 I 411 after an accident in June 2001 - it is now at the Deutsches Museum Munich - are only the numbers ready for 414 and 415. They are located in country Quart and Samedan. Locomotive 412 was in 2006, on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Glacier Express to match the Alpine Classic Pullman, painted dark blue, but after a gearbox failure cannibalized and scrapped in 2008.
The Ge 6 /6 I 407 is in Berguen before the Albula Railway Museum and was equipped with a driving simulator.
The Ge 6 /6 I have 13,3 m long and weigh 66 tons. Your power reaches 794 kW, where they can develop a maximum speed of 55 km / h.
The 15 locomotives were put into service with the numbers 401-415 and wore bear no names. The below list drawn up showing the year of commissioning and the whereabouts of the vehicle. Six vehicles are still present, two of them are still as serviceable locomotives in the Rhaetian Railway in use. Nine locomotives have been scrapped: No. 401 after an accident in 1975, six more followed after the delivery of the second series of the Ge 4 /4 II in 1984 as the moment last machine 413 and 412 were in the years 1996 and 2008. cannibalized gear damage as spare parts and then scrapped.