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SBB B 3/4
Builder's photo of B 3/4 class locomotive number 1310 in August 1907
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderSLM Winterthur
Build date1905–1916
Total produced69
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte2-6-0
 • UIC1′C
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Length16,275 mm (53 ft 5 in)
Height4,265 mm (14 ft 0 in)
Loco weight95 tonnes (93 long tons; 105 short tons)
Performance figures
Maximum speed75 km/h (47 mph)
Power output730 kW (980 hp)
Career
OperatorsSBB, NS
Numbers1301–1369 SBB, 3000-3005 NS
PreservedNo. 1367
Current ownerHeritage Foundation SBB

The Swiss Class B 3/4 locomotives were built between 1905 and 1916 for the Swiss Federal Railways. In total 69 2-6-0 locomotives of this type were built, and numbered 1301–1369.

B 3/4 class locomotive number 1724

After the Second World War, the NS urgently needed equipment, the series SBB B 3/4 of the SBB was out of service. The NS bought 5 steam locomotives, the 1096, 1172, 1530, 1629 and 1767 at NS they got the numbers 3001, 3002, 3003, 3004, 3005.

Preservation

1367, preserved in 2015

One locomotive of this type has been preserved. This is Number 1367, built in 1916.

See also

References

  1. ^ "SBB Historic steam locomotives". Railfaneurope.net. Retrieved 26 September 2009.


Switzerland Standard gauge locomotives of Switzerland
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Experimental and prototypes
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Experimental and prototypes
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Electric
See also
Category:Locomotives of Switzerland
Swiss locomotive and railcar classification
History of rail transport in Switzerland


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