| SBB-CFF-FFS Re 460 | |
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| Re 460 with IC 2000 double decker trainset, between Elgg and Schottikon | |
| Power type | Electric |
| Designer | Pininfarina |
| Builder | SLM, Winterthur ABB, Zürich |
| Build date | 1991–1996 |
| Total produced | 119 |
| UIC classification | Bo′Bo′ |
| Gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
| Length | 18,500 mm (60 ft 8 in) |
| Width | 3,000 mm (9 ft 10 in) |
| Height | 4,310 mm (14 ft 2 in) |
| Locomotive weight | 84 tonnes (185,000 lb) |
| Electric system | 15 kV 16⅔ Hz AC |
| Current collection method |
Pantograph |
| Top speed | 200 km/h (120 mph)[1] |
| Power output | 6,100 kW (8,180 hp) |
| Tractive effort | 275 kN (61,820 lbf) Continuous 300 kN (67,440 lbf) Max |
| Train brakes | Air |
| Career | SBB-CFF-FFS |
| Number | Re 460 000 – Re 460 118 |
| Nicknames | Lok 2000 |
The Re 460 (popularly known as the Lok 2000) series are modern four-axle electric locomotives of the Swiss Federal Railways. They originally replaced Re 420, Re 440, Re 620 locomotives. They were introduced as part of the Bahn 2000 project, a massive project to modernise and improve capacity on Switzerland's railways.[2] They are now mainly used for passenger services, often in conjunction with the IC 2000 double decker trains(often used to pull InterCity and InterRegio trains in German and French language areas), their freight role having been assumed by Re 482s. They are maintained at Yverdon.
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When SBB was split up on 1 September 1999, Re 460 079–118 were assigned to the freight division, later becoming SBB Cargo. It was seen as an advantage to use all Re 460, which had been designed for 200 km/h, for passenger service. The passenger division passed the Re 6/6 to SBB Cargo and bought 079–095 on 1 January 2003, 096–102 2004 and the rest 2005.
Due in part to their large, mainly flat bodysides, Swiss Federal Railways were approached early on with requests for the Re 460 to be used as mobile advertising hoardings. Despite opposition from some quarters, the money that could be earned swayed the decision and the first such locomotive, Re 460 015 was unveiled in 1994 in Agfa livery. Today no other loco type in Switzerland carries so many different liveries.
Almost all Re 460 locomotives are named, with the names being applied below the cab window at one end.
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Swiss company BLS operates 18 similar locomotives, designated Re 465. These locomotives have efficiency modifications and individual axle control rather than individual bogie control, but are otherwise identical to the Re 460. Numbered 001-018, all are named.[3] These locomotives are used for both passenger and freight duties by BLS.[4]
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The MTR also operates two Re 460 variants for its cross-boundary service to Guangdong from Hong Kong to Guangzhou. This train is called the Ktt, which stands for "Kowloon-Canton Through Train", which given by the former operator KCRC before it merged with MTR. Each of these long distance trains works in push-pull mode with a rake of six double-deck carriages.[5]
The 46 Sr2 locomotives of VR (Finnish Railways) are closely based on the Re 460, as are the 22 NSB El 18 class used by Norges Statsbaner of Norway. Indian Railways WAP-5 electric locomotives are also based on the Re 460. The first ten examples were built by ABB in 1995, after which Chittaranjan Locomotive Works commenced production.
This article was mostly translated from the German language version of December 2006.
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