List of stock used by Swiss Federal Railways
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Here is an incomplete list of locomotives and multiple units used by the Swiss Federal Railways.

The list

Class (original) Class (UIC) Constructed Quantity Top speed Power (KW) Put out of service Comments
Type Numbers Type Numbers Delivered Still in use
Steam locomotives
A 3/5 703-809 1902-1909 111 1 100 1000 Express train locomotive
B 3/4 1301-1369 1905-1916 69 1 75 730
C 4/5
C 5/6 2951-2978 1913-1917 28 1 65 1074 until 1968 Nickname «Elephant»
E 3/3 Nickname «Tigerli»
Eb 2/4 Formerly JS
Eb 3/5
Ed 2x2/2 Formerly SCB
HG 3/3 Brünig7 narrow gauge
HG 3/4 Brünig7 narrow gauge
Steam railcar
CZm 1/2 Formerly UeBB, today DVZO
Electric locomotives
Ae 4/8
SBB-CFF-FFS Ae 4/8
The Ae 4/8 was a prototype locomotive of the Schweizerischen Bundesbahnen for the testing of the electrical operation. The locomotive was equipped with two different drives - therefore the nickname Bastard...

11300 1922 1 0 90 1900 1964 Experimental locomotive «Bastard»
Be 2/5 11001 1918 1 0 75 736 1937 Experimental locomotive «MIDI-Locomotive»
Be 3/5 12201 1919 1 0 75 1177 1963 Experimental locomotive «Slow Berta»
Be 4/6 12301 1919 1 0 75 1570 1963 Experimental locomotive «Doryphore»
Be 4/6 12302 1919 1 0 75 1415 1965 Experimental locomotive
Ce 4/4 13501-13502 1905 2 2 60 257 1968 Experimental locomotives «Eva» and «Marianne»
Ce 6/6 14101 1912 1 0 60 1104 1937 Experimental locomotive «Röthenbachsäge»
Ce 6/8I 14201 1920 1 1 65 1750 1982 Experimental locomotive «Schlotterbeck»
Ae 3/5 10201-10226 1922-1925 26 1 90 1350 1967-1983 Some rebuilt for piggyback service
Ae 3/6I 10601-10714 1921-1929 114 4 90-1104 1600 1970-1994 Longest use period
Ae 3/6II 10401-10460 1924-1926 60 1 100 1500 1965-1977
Ae 3/6III 10261-10271 11 1 90 1350 1965-1980
Ae 4/6 10801-10812 1941-1945 12 0 125 4100 1965-1983
Ae 4/7
SBB-CFF-FFS Ae 4/7
The Ae 4/7 was a universal locomotive of the Swiss Federal Railways, employing the so-called Buchli drive.Last but not least thanks to this drive construction, invented by Jakob Buchli, it was one of the longest-lasting locomotives...

10901-11027 Ae 4975 901-027 1927-1934 127 > 10 100 2300 -1997
Ae 6/6
SBB-CFF-FFS Ae 6/6
The Ae 6/6 is a heavy electric locomotive used by the SBB-CFF-FFS. It is sometimes also referred to as canton locomotive , because the first 25 locomotives were named after the cantons, and carried the canton's coat of arms on the side and chrome embellishments , and the Swiss coat of arms...

11401-11520 Ae 6105 1952-1966 120 ? 125 4300 from 2001
Ae 8/14 11801, 51, 52 1931-1940 3 2 100-1104 5200-81704 from 1972 3 different types
Be 4/4 12001 1927 1 0 75 900 1981 Inverter locomotive
Be 4/6 12303-12342 1920-1923 40 2 75 1295-17604 1965-1976
Be 4/7 12501-12506 1929 6 1 80 1800 1966-1976
Ce 4/6
Ce 6/8II1 14251-14285 2 3 1921-1922 33 7 65/754 1650 1968-1986 «Crocodile»
Ce 6/8III1 14301-143182 1926-1927 18 2 65/754 1800 1967-1977 «Crocodile»
De 6/6 15301-15303 1926 3 1 50 850 1983 «Seetal-Crocodile»
Re 4/4I 10001-100502 Re 4105 1946-1951 50 0 125 1850 1997 Some sold to Classic Rail8
Re 4/4II
SBB-CFF-FFS Re 420
The Re 420, originally Re 4/4II series are the most common electric locomotives of the Swiss Federal Railways. They are used for passenger services throughout Switzerland alone or in pairs. For freight services, they are sometimes paired with the Re 620, especially in mountainous regions...

11101-11349 Re 420 101-349 1964-1983 249+1 234 140 4700 12 units sold to BLS
Re 4/4II
SBB-CFF-FFS Re 420
The Re 420, originally Re 4/4II series are the most common electric locomotives of the Swiss Federal Railways. They are used for passenger services throughout Switzerland alone or in pairs. For freight services, they are sometimes paired with the Re 620, especially in mountainous regions...

11350-113973 Re 421 371-397 1984-1985 27 26 140 4700
Re 4/4III
SBB-CFF-FFS Re 420
The Re 420, originally Re 4/4II series are the most common electric locomotives of the Swiss Federal Railways. They are used for passenger services throughout Switzerland alone or in pairs. For freight services, they are sometimes paired with the Re 620, especially in mountainous regions...

11350-11370 Re 430 350-370 1968, 1971 1+20 21 125 4700 Some in use at SOB
Südostbahn
The Südostbahn – commonly abbreviated to SOB – is a railway company and network in Switzerland.- Structure :...

Re 4/4IV 10101-10104 Re 4405 1982 4 0 160 4960 Sold to SOB (SOB Re 446)
Re 4/4V 10501 ff.5 Re 450
SBB-CFF-FFS Re 450
The Re 450 is a four axle electric locomotive, used by Swiss Federal Railways on S-Bahn services in Zürich. Under the old Swiss class system, they would have been known as Re 4/4V. They are usually found working with fixed formations of three double-deck passenger carriages, the rear-most of which...

000-114 1989-1997 115 115 130 3200 Power head of the Zürich S-Bahn
Zürich S-Bahn
The Zurich S-Bahn system is a network of rapid transit rail lines that has been incrementally expanded to cover the ZVV area, which comprises the entire canton of Zurich and portions of neighboring cantons The Zurich S-Bahn system is a network of rapid transit rail lines that has been...


double-decker trains
Re 4/4VI 10701 ff.5 Re 460 000-118 1991-1997 119 119 230 6100 IC2000
Re 4659 009-018 1994-1997 10 10 230 6100 IC2000
Leased to BLS9
Re 474
EuroSprinter
The EuroSprinter family of electric locomotives is a modular concept of locomotives for the European market built by Siemens. The internal Siemens product name is ES 64, with ES for EuroSprinter and the number 64 indicating the 6,400 kW power at rail.Additional information is given in the name...

001-0183 2004-2005 12 12 140 6400 Two system locomotive DC/AC
Re 481 001-006 2000 6 0 140 5600 Sold to MRCE
Mitsui Rail Capital
Mitsui Rail Capital is a railways rolling stock leasing company and part of Mitsui & Co. based in Japan. Its main activities are the purchase and rental of railway freight cars and locomotives.- United States :...

Re 482
TRAXX
Bombardier TRAXX is a modular product platform of electric and Diesel-electric mainline locomotives built by Bombardier Transportation, built in both freight and passenger variants...

000-049 2002- (50) 140 5600 Traxx F140 AC
Re 484
TRAXX
Bombardier TRAXX is a modular product platform of electric and Diesel-electric mainline locomotives built by Bombardier Transportation, built in both freight and passenger variants...

001-021 2004-2006 21 140 5600 Traxx F140 MS
Re 6/6 11601-11689 Re 620
SBB-CFF-FFS Re 620
The Re 620, Re 6/6 in the old numbering scheme, are six-axle, electric locomotives of the SBB-CFF-FFS, which were acquired as a replacement for the Ae 6/6 for heavy services on the Gotthardbahn...

001-089 1972-1980 89 88 140 7900
HGe 4/4I 1991–1992 HGe 1005 000–001 1954 2 0 50/33 Brünig7
HGe 4/4II 1951–1952 1986 2 0 100/40 1990 an FO Brünig7
HGe 4/4II 1961–19685 HGe 101 961–968 1989–1990 8 8 100/40 Brünig7
Electric trainsets
RAe 4/8 102125 RAe 506 605 1939 1 1 150 835 1978 «Churchill-Pfeil»
RAe TEEII 1051-1055 RABe 5065 1961-1966 5 1 160 2310 1995-2000 For TEE
Trans Europ Express
The Trans Europ Express, or Trans-Europe Express, is a former international railway service in Europe. At its maximum extent, in 1974, the network comprised 45 trains, connecting 130 different cities.-Origin:...

 service; rebuilt 1988-89 to RABe EC
TGV
TGV
The TGV is France's high-speed rail service, currently operated by SNCF Voyages, the long-distance rail branch of SNCF, the French national rail operator....

112, 114 TGV 500 112, 114 2 2 3006 Model TGV PSE
TGV
TGV
The TGV is France's high-speed rail service, currently operated by SNCF Voyages, the long-distance rail branch of SNCF, the French national rail operator....

4406 TGV 4400 4406 2006 1 1 320 9280 TGV POS
SNCF TGV POS
The TGV POS is a TGV train built by French manufacturer Alstom which is operated by the French national rail company, the SNCF in France's high-speed rail lines. It was originally ordered by the SNCF for use on the new LGV Est, which was put into service in 2007...

, named «Basel
Basel
Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...

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RABDe 500 000-043 1999-2005 44 44 200 5200 InterCity tilting train (ICN)
RABDe 12/12
SBB-CFF-FFS RABDe 12/12
The RABDe 12/12 is a threepart Electric multiple unit used for commuter traffic by the Swiss Federal Railways SBB-CFF-FFS. The trains were put into service in the late 1960s and were in S-Bahn service around Zurich until December 2008.-Introduction:...

1101-11205 RABDe 510 000-017 1965-1967 20 18 125 2444 «Mirage», «Goldküstenexpress»
RABDe 8/16
SBB-CFF-FFS RABDe 8/16
The RABDe 8/16 are a consequential further development of the RABDe 12/12 multiple units used by the SBB-CFF-FFS. They were, like the RABDe 12/12, designed for quick acceleration in commuter traffic. But in contrast to the RABDe 12/12, they didn't reach this goal with a lot of motor power, but...

2001-2004 RABDe 5115 000-003 1976 4 0 125 2250 1997 «Chiquita»
RABe 514
SBB-CFF-FFS RABe 514
The RABe 514 is a four-car double decker electrical multiple unit used by the Swiss Federal Railways SBB-CFF-FFS for the Zürich S-Bahn. It is part of the Siemens Desiro Double Deck product family...

001-060 2006-2009 (60) 140 3200 Siemens Desiro, Zürich S-Bahn
RABe 520 000-016 2002 17 17 115 760 GTW 2/8
Stadler GTW
The Stadler GTW, sold by Stadler Rail of Switzerland, is an articulated railcar for local transport. GTW stands for Gelenktriebwagen .-Description:...

RABe 521 001-030 2005-2007 30 160 2000 Stadler FLIRT
Stadler FLIRT
Stadler FLIRT is an electric multiple unit produced by Stadler Rail AG. The articulated trainset comes in units of two to six cars with two to six motorized axles. The maximum speed is 200 km/h...

 can run on DB
RABe 522 001-010 2007- (10) 160 2000 Stadler FLIRT
Stadler FLIRT
Stadler FLIRT is an electric multiple unit produced by Stadler Rail AG. The articulated trainset comes in units of two to six cars with two to six motorized axles. The maximum speed is 200 km/h...

 can run on SNCF 1.5kV DC
RABe 523 001-012 2004-2005 12 12 160 2000 Stadler FLIRT
Stadler FLIRT
Stadler FLIRT is an electric multiple unit produced by Stadler Rail AG. The articulated trainset comes in units of two to six cars with two to six motorized axles. The maximum speed is 200 km/h...

 Swiss only
RABe 524 001-019 2007- (19) 160 2000 Stadler FLIRT
Stadler FLIRT
Stadler FLIRT is an electric multiple unit produced by Stadler Rail AG. The articulated trainset comes in units of two to six cars with two to six motorized axles. The maximum speed is 200 km/h...

 can run on FS
Bem 4/65 1350-13545 Bem 550 000-004 1994 5 5 Direct current Rhône Express Regional
Rhône Express Regional
The Geneva RER or Rhône Express Regional) is a commuter railway service which runs between Geneva Cornavin Station, Switzerland and La Plaine and Bellegarde-sur-Valserine in France. It forms part of the Lyon-Geneva Railway...

 Geneva
Geneva
Geneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...

-La Plaine
Electric multiple units
Be 4/6 1601-1619 1923-1927 19 0 1991-1994
De 4/41 1661-16842 1927-1928 24 1 85 806 1987 Rebuilt from Fe 4/4 18501-18524
RAe 2/4 1001-1002 1935-1936 2 1 Nickname «Roter Pfeil» («Red Arrow»)
RBe 4/4 1401-1482 RBe 540 000-079 1959-1966 82 74 125 1988 from 2003
RBDe 4/4
SBB-CFF-FFS RBDe 560
The RBDe 560 and its derivatives provide motive power for S-Bahn, suburban, and regional traffic on the Swiss Federal Railways network. The derivative versions belong to the SBB as well as various private railroads...

2100-21845 RBDe 560, 561, 562 000-1353 1984-1996 126 126 140 1650 NPZ
BDe 4/4 1621-1651 BDe 5705 1953-1955 31 0 1994-1997
BDe 4/4II
SBB-CFF-FFS BDe 4/4 II
This article is translated from the German.The BDe 4/4 II were specially built for the CFF line La-Plaine - Geneva. The line is electrified, not to Swiss standard, but to the Southern french 1.5kV DC standard, The two special electric multiple unit were delivered in 1956 and 1957 as BFe 4/4 II...

1301-13022 BDe 5715 1956-1957 2 0 110 1090 1995 Direct current
De 4/4II De 110 000-005 (1992-1993) Brünig7, Rebuilt from Deh 4/6
Deh 4/6 901-916 Deh 120 006-012 1941-1942 16 2 75/33 Brünig 7
Diesel locomotives (no shunters)
Am 4/6
SBB-CFF-FFS Am 4/6 1101
The Am 4/6 1101 was a gas turbine-electric locomotive of the Swiss Federal Railways . It was built by Brown, Boveri & Cie in 1938 and delivered to SBB-CFF-FFS for experimental services on non-electrified lines....

1101 1938 1 0 110 1620 1958 Gas turbine-electric locomotive
Gas turbine-electric locomotive
A gas turbine - electric locomotive, or GTEL, is a locomotive that uses a gas turbine to drive an electric generator or alternator. The electric current thus produced is used to power traction motors. This type of locomotive was first experimented with during the Second World War, but reached its...

Am 4/4 18461–18467 Am 8415 000–006 1954 7 0 140 2200 1997 Former DB V 200
DB class V 200
DB Class V 200.0 was one of the first diesel-hydraulic express locomotives of the German Deutsche Bundesbahn and - as Am 4/4 - of the SBB-CFF-FFS in Switzerland.-DB Service:...

Bm 4/4
SBB-CFF-FFS Bm 4/4
The Bm 4/4 is a heavy diesel shunter built for Swiss Federal Railways. 46 examples were built between 1960 and 1970, and a number remain in service. The class is currently being replaced by new Vossloh locomotives.-See also:...

18401–18446 Bm 8405 000–045 1960–1970 46 75 620
Bm 4/4II 18451–18452 1939/1963 2 0 75 1990 Rebuilt Am 4/4
Am 840
Vossloh G2000 BB
The Vossloh G 2000 BB is a four axle heavy shunting and mainline locomotive built at the former MaK plant in Kiel. At the time of its introduction in 2000 it was the most powerful hydraulic transmission locomotive in Vossloh's range....

001–003
901–903
2003 6 6 120 MaK/Vossloh G2000
Am 841 000–039 1996–1997 40 80
Am 4/45 Am 842
MaK G 1204 BB
The MaK G 1204 BB is a four axle B'B' diesel-hydraulic off centre cab locomotive built by MaK in Kiel, Germany. Eightenn of these light freight and shunting locomotives were built which were used mostly on German industrial railways, two units have worked for the Swiss Federal Railways and received...

000–001 1991–1992 2 80 MaK G1204; Sersa
Am 842.1 101–102 2003 2 2 100 MaK G1000
Am 843 001–0953 2003–2005 73 100 1500 MaK G1700
Bm 6/6 18501–18514 Bm 860 1955–1961 14 75
Am 6/6
SBB-CFF-FFS Am 6/6
The Am 6/6, latterly known as Am 861 diesel locomotives were built for the Swiss Federal Railways in 1976. A total of six were built, numbered 18521-18526. These Co'Co' machines were built as heavy hump shunters.-References:...

18521–18526 Am 861 1976 6 85
Diesel trainsets
RAm 501-502 1957 2 For TEE
Trans Europ Express
The Trans Europ Express, or Trans-Europe Express, is a former international railway service in Europe. At its maximum extent, in 1974, the network comprised 45 trains, connecting 130 different cities.-Origin:...

 service
Heavy shunters
Ee 2/2
Ee 922
SBB-CFF-FFS Ee 922
The Ee 922 is a new class of 21 electric shunting locomotives, ordered in 2007 by Swiss Federal Railways. Built by Stadler, in Winterthur, Switzerland, the first example was delivered in July 2009. For the remainder of 2009 it will undergo testing and evaluation, before the remainder of the order...

001-021 2009-2010 21 15 100 612 New electric shunters from Stadler
Stadler Rail
Stadler Rail AG , based in Bussnang, Switzerland, is a Swiss manufacturer of rail passenger cars.In 1942 Ernst Stadler founded the Stadler Engineering Office which later became Stadler Rail.- Factories :...

, two-system
Ee 3/4 16301-16302 1922
Ee 3/3 16311-16460 (with gaps) Ee 930 1923-1966 136 40-504 428-5084 199?-
Ee 3/3II 16501-16506 Ee 9315 000-005 1957-1958 6 2 45 525 currently Two system, pre-series
Ee 3/3II 16511-16519 Ee 9325 000-008 1962-1963 9 9 45 525 Two system, bought 1971-72 from SNCF
SNCF
The SNCF , is France's national state-owned railway company. SNCF operates the country's national rail services, including the TGV, France's high-speed rail network...

Ee 3/3IV 16551-16560 Ee 9345 551-560 1962-1963 10 10 60 390 Four system
Ee 6/6 16801-16802 Ee 960 000-001 1952 2
Ee 6/6II 16811-16820 Ee 961 000-009 1980 10
Eem 6/6 17001-17006 Eem 962 1970 6 Rebuilt to Em 6/6
Em 3/3
SBB Em 3/3
The SBB Em 3/3 is a diesel shunting locomotive of the Swiss Federal Railways. Between 1959 and 1963 a total of 41 units were manufactured.-External links:* *...

18801-18841 Em 830 000-040 41
Em 831 1992-
Em 6/6 Em 862 000-004 5
Light shunters
Ta 966, 968-976 Ta 200/201 001-005
010-012
020-025
TeI 1-60 Te 210 000-059 60
TeII 61-97 Te 211 000-036 37
TeIII 121-138 Te 212 18
TeIV 8201-8203 Te 214 000-002 3
TemI 251-275 Tem 220 25
TemII 276-298 Tem 221 000-022 22
TemIII 321-365 Tem 222 45
Tm 401-403 Tm 230 001-003 18
TmI 407-503 Tm 230.4
TmII 601-853 Tm 230.6
TmIII 901-924
9451-9463
9501-9597
Tm 231 000-023
100-112
200-296
1976-1988 134
TmIV 8751-8796
9651-9685
Tm 232.1/232.2 100-145
200-234
Tm 230
Tm 232 Modernised version of TmIII
Tm 234 000-149 50 550 Construction shunter «Ameise»
Tm 235 Construction shunter «Robel»
1 Designations have changed over time
2 Numbers have changed over time
3 Numbers not continuous
4 Changes within one series
5 Not used any more, not yet used, or defined, but never used
6 Details have changed over time, this is the latest information
7 Today Zentralbahn
Zentralbahn
The Zentralbahn is a Swiss railway company that was created on January 1, 2005, with the merger of the Luzern–Stans–Engelberg-Bahn and the Brünigbahn...

8 Classic Rail sold four of these locomotives to MThB
9 These locomotives were bought by the SBB-CFF-FFS
SBB-CFF-FFS
Swiss Federal Railways and SFR are not in official use) is the national railway company of Switzerland headquartered in Bern. Formerly a government institution, it is since 1999 a special stock corporation with all shares held by the Swiss Confederation or the Swiss cantons...

 and leased to BLS Lötschbergbahn

Literature

  • Hartung, Karlheinz Kleine Typenkunde Schweizer Triebfahrzeuge Transpress Verlag (German)
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