| SBB-CFF-FFS A 3/5 |
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 SBB A 3/5 express locomotive with matching coaches near Rolle |
| Type and origin |
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| Power type | Steam |
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| Builder | SLM Winterthur |
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| Build date | 1902–1922 |
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| Total produced | 111 |
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| Specifications |
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Configuration:
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| • Whyte | 4-6-0 |
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| • UIC | 2′C v4 |
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| Gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
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| Length | 18,600 mm (61 ft 0 in) |
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| Height | 4,400 mm (14 ft 5 in) |
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| Loco weight | 106–107 tonnes (104–105 long tons; 117–118 short tons) |
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| Cylinders | 4 – de Glehn compound |
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| Performance figures |
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| Power output | 1,000 kW (1,300 hp) |
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| Career |
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| Operators | JS, SBB-CFF-FFS |
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| Numbers | JS: 231+232
SBB-CFF-FFS: 701–811 |
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| Preserved | No. 705 |
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| Disposition | One preserved, remainder scrapped |
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The Swiss Class A 3/5 locomotives were built between 1902 and 1922 for the Jura–Simplon Railway, and the Gotthard Railway. These railways were absorbed into Swiss Federal Railways in 1903. In total 111 4-6-0 locomotives of this type were built by Schweizerische Lokomotiv- und Maschinenfabrik in Winterthur, Switzerland.[1][2]
Preservation
One locomotive of this type has been preserved. This is Number 705, built in 1904.[2]
Models
Scale models of the A 3/5 have been produced in a number of scales, from the tiny 1:220 Z scale,[3] up to 1:32 Gauge 1.[1]
