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| Ae 4/7 | |
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| Production | From 1927 to 1953 |
| Lifespan | 45 years |
| Class | Locomotive |
| Type | Electric |
| Cost | $960,000 |
| Running costs | $600,000 |
| Top speed | 100 km/h |
| Power | 2,300 kW |
| Tractive effort | 196 kN |
| Weight | 123 tonnes |
Real world trivia[]
The Ae 4/7 was a universal locomotive of the Swiss Federal Railways, employing the so-called Buchli drive. Thanks to this drive construction, invented by Jakob Buchli, it was one of the longest-lasting locomotives. It was in regular use for 7 decades, from the 1920s into the 1990s, hauling freight and passenger trains all over Switzerland.[1]