The Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn ABDeh 4/10, also known as ''Komet'', is a three member class of
metre gauge electric trains operated by the
Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn
The Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn is a narrow gauge railway line and a railway company (Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn AG, MGB) in Switzerland. The track width is . It was created in 2003 through an amalgamation of Furka Oberalp Bahn (FO) and BVZ Zermatt- ...
(MGB), in the
Canton of
Valais
Valais ( , , ; frp, Valês; german: Wallis ), more formally the Canton of Valais,; german: Kanton Wallis; in other official Swiss languages outside Valais: it, (Canton) Vallese ; rm, (Chantun) Vallais. is one of the 26 cantons forming the S ...
,
Switzerland.
The class is so named under the
Swiss locomotive and railcar classification system. According to that system, ''ABDeh 4/10'' denotes an electric railcar with first class, second class and baggage compartments, and a total of ten axles, four of which are drive axles fitted with cogwheels for rack rail operation.
Technical details
The ABDeh 4/10 class is part of the
Stadler GTW family of
articulated
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railcar
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s. It has an aluminium frame, semi panoramic
low floor
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bodies, and air suspension. The first class compartment has 47 seats, and there are 141 second class seats.
Each of the powered
bogies fitted to the class is equipped with two
traction motor
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Traction motors are used in electrically powered rail vehicles ( electric multiple ...
s, and with
Abt rack system
A rack railway (also rack-and-pinion railway, cog railway, or cogwheel railway) is a steep grade railway with a toothed rack rail, usually between the running rails. The trains are fitted with one or more cog wheels or pinions that mesh with ...
pinion wheels.
All three members of the class can be marshalled as part of a longer train comprising up to three similar trains, including
ABDeh 4/8 class trains.
Service history
The class is used for
regional train services on the
Brig–Visp–Zermatt line.
See also
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Gornergratbahn
The Gornergrat Railway (german: Gornergrat Bahn; GGB) is a mountain rack railway, located in the Swiss canton of Valais. It links the resort village of Zermatt, situated at above mean sea level, to the summit of the Gornergrat. The Gornergrat ...
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History of rail transport in Switzerland
:''This article is part of the history of rail transport by country series.''
The construction and operation of Swiss railways during the 19th century was carried out by private railways. The first internal line was a 16 km line opened from Z ...
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Rail transport in Switzerland
The Swiss rail network is noteworthy for its density, its coordination between services, its integration with other modes of transport, timeliness and a thriving domestic and trans-alp freight system. This is made necessary by strong regulations ...
References
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External links
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''This article is based upon a translation of the
Dutch-language version as at December 2011.''
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