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Furka-Oberalp Railway BCm 2/2

Rhaetian Railway CFm 2/2 und BFm 2/2

Switzerland 1927 2 produced
Photo from the data sheet of the SLM SBB Historic CC BY-SA 4.0

The Furka-Oberalp-Bahn designated two petrol rack railcars that were delivered in 1927 as BCm 2/2. They were supposed to handle all services during low-traffic times and had a toilet and a mail compartment, while the rear cab was used as a luggage compartment. The rack drive and the adhesion drive could not be decoupled from each other. They were also referred to as BCZm 2/2 by the Railway Department.

However, the performance was not convincing, which was mainly attributed to the lack of experience with transmissions in railway vehicles with combustion engines. A maximum of one two-axle car could also be carried, which significantly increased travel times. With electrification in 1941, they became superfluous, although the first was used as a service vehicle for a while and passed to several new owners in the following decades, remaining inoperable. The other was sold to the RhB and used without rack drive until 1956.

Technical data

General

Built
1927
Manufacturers
SLM, SIG, Scintilla
Wheel arrangement
AA
Gauge
1,000 mm (Meter gauge)

Dimensions and weights

Length
11.08 m
Wheelbase
4.60 m
Empty mass
16.7 t
Service mass
19.5 t
Adhesion mass
19.5 t
Rigid wheelbase
4.60 m
Axle load
9.8 t

Power plant

Engine
SLM
Engine type
8-cyl. boxer

Power

Power source
petrol-mechanic
Indicated power
110 kW (150 PS)
Top speed
43 km/h

Calculated values

Power-to-weight ratio
5.6 kW/t
Adhesive weight/Total
1 : 1.00
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