Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn BDSeh 4/8

Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn BDSeh 4/8
A BDSeh 4/8 on 2 January 2009.
Manufacturer	Stadler Rail
Constructed	2003–2006
Number built	4
Number in service	4
Fleet numbers	2051–2054
Operators	Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn
Specifications
Train length	52,014 mm (170 ft 8 in)
Maximum speed	Adhesion: 80 km/h (50 mph) Rack rail: 35 km/h (22 mph)
Weight	69 tonnes (152,100 lb)
Power output	1,000 kW (1,340 hp)
Electric system(s)	11 kV 16.7 Hz
Current collector(s)	Overhead
UIC classification	2′Bo′zz Bo′zz 2′
Track gauge	1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)

The Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn BDSeh 4/8 is a four member class of metre gauge electric multiple units operated by the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn (MGB), in the Canton of Valais, Switzerland. They have partially panoramic, articulated bodies, and were the first new items of powered rolling stock to be placed into service by the MGB.

Since entering the MGB fleet, the BDSeh 4/8 multiple units have been used to operate the Zermatt shuttle trains. These trains link Zermatt railway station, which serves the car-free mountaineering and ski resort of Zermatt, with Täsch railway station, where there is a large parking station for people travelling to or from Zermatt by road vehicle.

Technical details

The BDSeh 4/8 class is part of the Stadler GTW family of multiple units. It has an aluminium frame.

Each member of the class is made up of three articulated units. The central unit is a panorama car, and houses the four traction motors. Attached to each end of the central unit is a control car unit. The two outlying units have low floor entrances, to facilitate the transport of baggage carts, 40 of which can be loaded into the whole three unit train.

The BDSeh 4/8 class vehicles are all equipped with Schwab type automatic couplings. These couplings can be used to join two members of the class, and thereby make up a six unit train, thus adjusting capacity to meet changes in demand.

The interiors of the vehicles are fitted with air conditioning and information display screens.

References

• Schönborn, Hans-Bernhard (2004). Schweizer Triebfahrzeuge (in German). München: GeraMond. pp. 88, 89. ISBN 3-7654-7176-3.
• Stolz, Théo (2007). Taschenlexikon Triebfahrzeuge der Schweiz: die Lokomotiven und Triebwagen der Schweizer Bahnen des öffentlichen Verkehrs am 1. Januar 2006 (in German). Lucerne: Minirex. ISBN 3-907014-31-6.

External links

• Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn
• Stadler Rail

This article is based upon a translation of the German language version as at August 2010. The original authors can be seen here.

This page was last edited on 9 February 2021, at 07:09