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Matterhorn-Gotthard Railway ABDeh 4/10 and ABDeh 4/8 “Komet”

Switzerland 2007 12 produced
ABDeh 4/8 No. 2027 in August 2020 in Brig Joachim Lutz CC BY-SA 4.0

The “Komet” is a three- or four-car multiple unit for rack and adhesion service derived from the BDseh 4/8. Its name stands for “komfortabler Meterspur-Triebzug” (comfortable metre-gauge multiple unit). Each unit has a central panoramic four-axle power car with traction equipment below the floor. At each end there is a low-floor control car with a single bogie and in the four-car variant, there is an additional low-floor trailer behind one driving trailer. In total, four four-car and eight three-car units were built. They can be operated in multiple with the BDseh 4/8 and different additional control cars.

Technical data

General

Property ABDeh 4/10 ABDeh 4/8
Built 2007-2008, 2014
Manufacturers Stadler
Wheel arrangement 2-B-B-2-2 2-B-B-2
Gauge 1,000 mm (Meter gauge)

Dimensions and weights

Property ABDeh 4/10 ABDeh 4/8
Length 74.73 m 56.66 m
Service mass 95 t 71 t
Rigid wheelbase 2.54 m

Power

Property ABDeh 4/10 ABDeh 4/8
Power source electric - AC
Hourly power 1,300 kW (1,768 PS)
Continuous power 1,000 kW (1,360 PS)
Top speed 80 km/h
Starting effort 200.0 kN

Calculated values

Property ABDeh 4/10 ABDeh 4/8
Power-to-weight ratio 13.7 kW/t 18.3 kW/t
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