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Wengernalp Railway BDhe 4/4 No. 101 to 118

Switzerland 1947 18 produced
BDhe 4/4 with two trailers in August 2009 on the Lauterbrunnen-Kleine Scheidegg line Rahimsa Images PD

As the first passenger vehicles with a center aisle, the Wengernalp Railway procured eleven BCFeh 4/4 rack railcars with second and third class seats from 1947. Eight more ABFeh 4/4s followed between 1961 and 1964 with first and second class seats. The seats now only belong to the second class. They have a pure cogwheel drive on all four axles and can push up to two trailers. A remote control for a control car was installed later. From 1998 some vehicles were modernized and since 2005 they have been used almost exclusively for reinforcement. Most were retired between 2005 and 2022 and some were sold to Romania.

Technical data

General

Built
1947-1964
Manufacturers
mechanical part: SLM, electrical part: BBC
Gauge
800 mm (800 mm)

Dimensions and weights

Length
15.17 m
Wheelbase
12.20 m
Service mass
23.5 t
Adhesion mass
0 t
Axle load
5.9 t

Power

Power source
electric - DC
Hourly power
438 kW (596 PS)
Top speed
25 km/h
Starting effort
83.0 kN

Calculated values

Power-to-weight ratio
18.6 kW/t
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