|
| Title: |
Ae 8/14 in Erstfeld Enginehouse |
| Description: |
No. 11801's 16 drivers deliver a one hour horsepower rating of 11,100. The locomotive uses a Bucholi drive which employs a gear ouside the driver on one end of each driving axle. The locomotive was built in 1931 to reduce doubleheading on the Gotthard Tunnel route - from Erstfeld to the entrance of the Gotthard Tunnel is a climb of 2,080 feet in 18 miles. The tunnel is under more than 6,000 feet of solid rock. At 9 miles it is not the longest Swiss tunnel but it is the oldest major tunnel - opened 1/1/1882. The locomotive was operated on a regular revenue freight schedule at this date for the enjoyment of enthusiasts. |
| Photo Date: |
8/4/1987 Upload Date: 6/25/2008 2:42:13 PM |
| Location: |
Erstfeld, CH |
| Author: |
EDWARD J. OZOG |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
SBB 11801(UNKNOWN) |
| Views: |
301 Comments: 1 |
|
|
|
| Title: |
11,100 Horsepower Swiss Ae8/14 on Freight |
| Description: |
Only 3 locomotives of this wheel arrangement (2-4-2-4-2+2-4-2-4-2) were built - one each in 1931, 1932 and 1940. The design was intended to reduce double heading on the 2.75% grades climbed by Gotthard Tunnel freight and passenger trains but it was found more practical to build smaller units which could be MU'd. No.11801 had a one hour horsepower output of 11,100. It is pulling a freight on the Gotttard Tunnel Route. |
| Photo Date: |
8/4/1987 Upload Date: 6/25/2008 2:24:11 PM |
| Location: |
Erstfeld, CH |
| Author: |
EDWARD J. OZOG |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SBB 11801(UNKNOWN) |
| Views: |
345 Comments: 0 |
|
|
|
| Title: |
SBB Ae 8/14 built 1931 |
| Description: |
8/14 means 14 axles, 8 powered (2-4-2-4-2+2-4-2-4-2 type). No. 11801 is part of the historic collection which the Swiss National Railways at the time operated periodically in revenue service according to a public schedule for the benefit of enthusiasts. On the Gotthard Tunnel Route. |
| Photo Date: |
9/3/1987 Upload Date: 6/19/2008 2:29:54 PM |
| Location: |
Erstfeld, CH |
| Author: |
EDWARD J. OZOG |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
SBB 11801(UNKNOWN) |
| Views: |
241 Comments: 0 |
|
|
|
