The Swiss Class De 6/6 electric locomotives were built in 1926 for the
Swiss Federal Railways. Ordered for the
Seetalbahn line, which runs between
Lenzburg and
Emmenbrücke, they were Known as Seetal Crocodiles. In total 3 locomotives of this type were built, and numbered 15301–15303. As built they were capable of operating under dual voltage - the 5.5 kV, 25 Hz AC system in use on the Seetal line, and the national
15 kV 16+2⁄3 Hz AC system. The former system was removed from these locomotives in 1930, when the line was modernised to SBB national standards.
Disposal and preservation
All three locomotives were withdrawn by SBB in April 1983, with 15302 and 15303 being scrapped. 15301 was purchased by the
Oensingen-Balsthal-Bahn.[1]
^"Standard Gauge Crocodiles". Rhaetian Railway (RhB) – Prototype and H0m Model Railroading. Archived from
the original on 9 May 2008. Retrieved 26 September 2009.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to SBB De 6/6.
The Swiss Class De 6/6 electric locomotives were built in 1926 for the
Swiss Federal Railways. Ordered for the
Seetalbahn line, which runs between
Lenzburg and
Emmenbrücke, they were Known as Seetal Crocodiles. In total 3 locomotives of this type were built, and numbered 15301–15303. As built they were capable of operating under dual voltage - the 5.5 kV, 25 Hz AC system in use on the Seetal line, and the national
15 kV 16+2⁄3 Hz AC system. The former system was removed from these locomotives in 1930, when the line was modernised to SBB national standards.
Disposal and preservation
All three locomotives were withdrawn by SBB in April 1983, with 15302 and 15303 being scrapped. 15301 was purchased by the
Oensingen-Balsthal-Bahn.[1]
^"Standard Gauge Crocodiles". Rhaetian Railway (RhB) – Prototype and H0m Model Railroading. Archived from
the original on 9 May 2008. Retrieved 26 September 2009.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to SBB De 6/6.