Bern-Lötschberg-Simplon Railway RABe 535 “Lötschberger”
Switzerland 2008 25 produced
Between 2008 and 2012, the BLS received a total of 25 RABe 535 electric multiple units from Bombardier in three batches. The first batch had been ordered for the RegioExpress Bern-Brig “Lötschberger”, so the trains got the same nickname. Each set consists of four cars which are connected with Jakobs bogies and most of the length has a low floor.
They got automatic Scharfenberg couplers to connect and disconnect individual sets while in service. As a direct development of the RABe 525 “NINA”, they can also be coupled with these. After Stadler had delivered the RABe 528 “MIKA” to the BLS, a modernization program was started in 2024 that also alters the exterior of the RABe 535 to match the RABe 528.
Technical data
General
- Built
- 2008-2012
- Manufacturers
- Vevey Technologies, Bombardier
- Wheel arrangement
- B-2-2-2-B
- Gauge
- 1,435 mm (Standard gauge)
Dimensions and weights
- Length
- 62.71 m
- Wheelbase
- 16.87 m
- Total wheelbase
- 57.34 m
- Empty mass
- 105 t
- Service mass
- 135 t
- Rigid wheelbase
- 2.70 m
Power
- Power source
- electric - AC
- Continuous power
- 1,000 kW (1,360 PS)
- Top speed
- 160 km/h
- Starting effort
- 123.0 kN
Calculated values
- Power-to-weight ratio
- 7.4 kW/t
