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Rack-and-pinion railway – Bhe 4/6 twin railcarwith low-floor design for the Gornergrat railway (GGB)
The GGB began operations as Switzerland’s first electrified rack-and-
pinion railway on 20 August 1898. The route goes from Zermatt (1 604 m)
to the summit of the Gornergrat (3 089 m) into the midst of twenty-nine
four-thousanders with a unique view of the Matterhorn, a vantage point
visited by some 650 000 people a year. The GGB can already transport 2
400 people an hour. Thanks to state-of-the-art drive technology, the new
lightweight vehicles with low-floor entrances, air suspension and a modern
interior design with ideal sound and heat insulation can travel faster,
making operations on the line even more efficient.
www.stadlerrail.com
Stadler Bussnang AG
Ernst-Stadler-Strasse 4
CH-9565 Bussnang, Switzerland
Phone +41 (0)71 626 20 20
Fax +41 (0)71 626 20 21
A Company of Stadler Rail Group
Ernst-Stadler-Strasse 1
CH-9565 Bussnang, Switzerland
Phone +41 (0)71 626 21 20
Fax +41 (0)71 626 21 28
Technical features Vehicle data
• Large windows, providing a light, friendly interior
• Passenger compartment with a low-floor entrance area and large door clearance; 40 % low-floor
• Sliding step for easy boarding from a platform height of 0 mm and above
• Generous multi-function compartments in the entrance area
• Customer-specific seating with gradient offset and tip-up seat cushion on all seats
• Powerful ventilation in the passenger and driver’s compartments
• Double glazing with special pressure offset for operation at 1 600 to 3 100 metres above sea level
• Passenger information system (visual and acoustic)
• Redundant traction equipment from ABB Switzerland: transformers and recooling are on the roof, while the two power converters are installed in the under-floor area.
• Lightweight, steel car bodies
• 75-metre minimum curve radius on the route
• Stadler/Selectron control and communication system
• Powerful mechanical stopping brakes as per Swiss Railways Regulation Implementation Provisions (AB-EBV) speed range 3:
– Hydraulically operated spring-loaded disc brake as transmission brake – system 1
– Pneumatically operated rack spring-loaded band brakes – system 2
Customer Gornergrat Bahn (GGB), Switzerland
Lines operated Zermatt – Gornergrat
Gauge 1000 mm
Designation Bhe 4/6 3081–3084
Axle arrangement B’ 2 B’
Number of vehicles 4
Service start-up 2006
Seating capacity 112
Fold up seats 8
Standing capacity 96
Floor height Low floor 400 mm High floor 850/1’000 mm
Door width 1’600 mm
Longitudinal strength 400 kN
Overall length 33’228 mm
Vehicle width 2’650 mm
Vehicle height 3’720 mm
Bogie wheelbase Power bogie 2’600 mm Trailer bogie 2’500 mm
Catenary supply voltage 3x725 V, 50 Hz
Maximum output at wheel 1’000 kW
Starting tractive power 213 kN (until 19 km/h)
Maximum speed uphill 30 km/h downhill up to 125 ‰ 27 km/h 125 bis 200 ‰ 20 km/h
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