Rack-and-pinion railway – Bhe 4/6 twin railcar with low-floor design for the Gornergrat railway (GGB)

The GGB began operations as Switzerland’s first electrified rack-and- pinion railway on 20 August 1898. The route goes from Zermatt (1 604 m) to the summit of the Gornergrat (3 089 m) into the midst of twenty-nine four-thousanders with a unique view of the Matterhorn, a vantage point visited by some 650 000 people a year. The GGB can already transport 2

400 people an hour. Thanks to state-of-the-art drive technology, the new Stadler Bussnang AG Ernst-Stadler-Strasse 4 lightweight vehicles with low-floor entrances, air suspension and a modern CH-9565 Bussnang, Switzerland Phone +41 (0)71 626 20 20 interior design with ideal sound and heat insulation can travel faster, Fax +41 (0)71 626 20 21 [email protected] making operations on the line even more efficient. A Company of Stadler Rail Group Ernst-Stadler-Strasse 1 CH-9565 Bussnang, Switzerland Phone +41 (0)71 626 21 20 Fax +41 (0)71 626 21 28 [email protected]

www.stadlerrail.com Technical features Vehicle data

• Large windows, providing a light, friendly interior Customer Gornergrat Bahn (GGB), Switzerland • Passenger compartment with a low-floor entrance area and large door clearance; 40 % low-floor Lines operated Zermatt – Gornergrat • Sliding step for easy boarding from a platform height of 0 mm and Gauge 1000 mm above Designation Bhe 4/6 3081–3084 • Generous multi-function compartments in the entrance area Axle arrangement B’ 2 B’ Number of vehicles 4 • Customer-specific seating with gradient offset and tip-up seat cushion on all seats Service start-up 2006 Seating capacity 112 • Powerful ventilation in the passenger and driver’s compartments Fold up seats 8 • Double glazing with special pressure offset for operation at 1 600 to 3 100 metres above sea level Standing capacity 96 Floor height • Passenger information system (visual and acoustic) Low floor 400 mm • Redundant traction equipment from ABB Switzerland: High floor 850/1’000 mm transformers and recooling are on the roof, while the two Door width 1’600 mm power converters are installed in the under-floor area. Longitudinal strength 400 kN • Lightweight, steel car bodies Overall length 33’228 mm • 75-metre minimum curve radius on the route Vehicle width 2’650 mm • Stadler/Selectron control and communication system Vehicle height 3’720 mm • Powerful mechanical stopping brakes as per Swiss Railways Bogie wheelbase Regulation Implementation Provisions (AB-EBV) speed range 3: Power bogie 2’600 mm – Hydraulically operated spring-loaded disc brake as transmission Trailer bogie 2’500 mm brake – system 1 Catenary supply voltage 3x725V, 50 Hz – Pneumatically operated rack spring-loaded band brakes – system 2 Maximum output at wheel 1’000 kW Starting tractive power 213 kN (until 19 km/h) Maximum speed uphill 30 km/h downhill up to 125 ‰ 27 km/h 125 bis 200 ‰ 20 km/h

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