The Swiss Class A 3/5 locomotives were built between 1902 and 1922 for the
Jura–Simplon Railway, and the
Gotthard Railway. These railways were absorbed into
Swiss Federal Railways in 1903. In total 111 4-6-0 locomotives of this type were built by
Schweizerische Lokomotiv- und Maschinenfabrik in
Winterthur, Switzerland
, neighboring_municipalities = Brütten, Dinhard, Elsau, Hettlingen, Illnau-Effretikon, Kyburg, Lindau, Neftenbach, Oberembrach, Pfungen, Rickenbach, Schlatt, Seuzach, Wiesendangen, Zell
, twintowns = Hall in Tirol (Austria) ...
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Preservation
One locomotive of this type has been preserved. This is Number 705, built in 1904.
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Models
Scale models of the A 3/5 have been produced in a number of scales, from the tiny 1:220 Z scale
Z scale is one of the smallest commercially available model railway scales (1:220), with a track gauge of . Introduced by Märklin in 1972, Z scale trains operate on 0–10 volts DC and offer the same operating characteristics as all other ...
,Gauge 1
1 gauge, gauge 1 or gauge one is a model railway and toy train standard that was popular in the early 20th century, particularly with European manufacturers. Its track measures , making it larger than 0 gauge but slightly smaller than wide gauge, ...
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In popular culture
See also
* List of stock used by Swiss Federal Railways
The followling is an incomplete list of locomotives and multiple units used by the Swiss Federal Railways.
Steam locomotives
Steam railcars
Electric locomotives
Electric trainsets
Electric railcars
Diesel locomotives
Diesel ...
References
A 3 5
4-6-0 locomotives
Steam locomotives of Switzerland
Preserved steam locomotives of Switzerland
SLM locomotives
Passenger locomotives
Standard gauge locomotives of Switzerland
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