| SBB-CFF-FFS A 3/5 | |
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| SBB A 3/5 express locomotive with matching coaches near Rolle | |
| Power type | Steam |
| Builder | SLM Winterthur |
| Build date | 1902–1922 |
| Total produced | 111 |
| Configuration | 4-6-0 |
| UIC classification | 2′C v4 |
| Gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
| Length | 18,600 mm (61 ft 0 in) |
| Height | 4,400 mm (14 ft 5 in) |
| Locomotive weight | 106–107 tonnes (104–105 long tons; 117–118 short tons) |
| Cylinders | 4 – de Glehn compound |
| Power output | 1,000 kW (1,300 hp) |
| Career | JS, SBB-CFF-FFS |
| Number | JS: 231+232 SBB-CFF-FFS: 701–811 |
| Preserved | No. 705 |
| Disposition | One preserved, remainder scrapped |
The Swiss Class A 3/5 locomotives were built between 1902 and 1922 for the Jura–Simplon Railway, and the Gotthard Railway. These railways were absorbed into Swiss Federal Railways in 1903. In total 111 4-6-0 locomotives of this type were built by Schweizerische Lokomotiv- und Maschinenfabrik in Winterthur, Switzerland.[1][2]
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One locomotive of this type has been preserved. This is Number 705, built in 1904.[2]
Scale models of the A 3/5 have been produced in a number of scales, from the tiny 1:220 Z scale[3], up to 1:32 Gauge 1.[1]
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