SBB-CFF-FFS Re 460

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SBB-CFF-FFS Re 460
SBB-CFF-FFS Re 460
Re 460 with IC 2000 double decker trainset
Power type Electric
Designer Pininfarina
Builder SLM Winterthur
ABB Zürich
Build date 1991-1996
Total production 119
UIC classification Bo'Bo'
AAR wheel arr. B-B
Gauge 4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
Length 18 500 mm
Width 3000 mm
Height 4310 mm
Total weight 84 t
Electric system(s) 15 kV 16⅔ Hz AC
Current Collection method(s) Pantograph
Top speed 230 km/h
Power output 6100 kW (8174 Horsepower)
Tractive effort 275 kN Continuous
300 kN Max
Locomotive brakes Straight air
Train brakes Air
Career SBB-CFF-FFS
Number(s) Re 460 000 – Re 460 118
Nicknames Lok 2000
WikiProject Trains
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The Re 460 (popularly known as the Lok 2000) series are modern four-axle electric locomotives of the Swiss Federal Railways. They originally replaced Re 420, Re 440, Re 620 locomotives. They are now mainly used for passenger services, often in conjunction with the IC 2000 double decker trainset, their freight role having been assumed by Re 482s. They are maintained at Yverdon.

The Sr2 locomotives of VR (Finnish Railways) are closely based on the Re 460, as is the NSB El 18 class used by Norges Statsbaner of Norway and the Indian Railways WAP-5 electric locomotive.

Ktt bypassing MTR Kowloon Tong Station in Hong Kong

The MTR also operates the Re460 for its cross-boundary service to Guangdong from Hong Kong to Guangzhou. This train is called the Ktt, which stands for "Kowloon Through Train".


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This article was mostly translated from the German language version of December 2006.

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