The 100th anniversary of Swiss crocodiles
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- čas přidán 26. 04. 2020
- In 1919 a powerful double-snouted electric locomotive of the type Ce 6/8 II, number 14253, was delivered to the Swiss State Railways, the SBB. Since that year, "crocodiles” have been roaming the Swiss rails, mostly on the stretch of track through the Gotthard tunnel.
On the 19th of October, 2019, the SBB Historic organization celebrated this 100th anniversary with a vintage passenger train that was triple-headed by the last surviving “crocodiles” that are still in running condition. Number 14253, together with two successor models, Be 6/8 lll 13302 (from 1922) and Ce 6/8 III 14305 (1925), once again conquered the Gotthard mountain route from Erstfeld to Bellinzona and back.
We see the three locomotives and the train being assembled in Erstfeld, as well as images taken in the train during the trip to Bellizona. There we also glimpse the SBB loco Re 4/4 II 11192 that was attached at the front of the train in Bodio south of the Gotthard pass in order to use its internal signaling equipment.
Who's here after seeing the recent Lego set based on the crocodile locomotive
Meee
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Well...
Just finished building it
I just got that set for Christmas
I like that even though it's powered by electricity it uses coupling rods and counterbalanced wheels like a steam locomotive. I like that :)
The only other non steam locomotives that has coupling rods are the British railways shunters class 08's and 04's as much as I love steam engines if I was to design my very own heavy goods diesel locomotive I would definitely give it coupling rods
@@williampulfer-melville8536 Agreed. I love ones with coupling rods, whether they be steam or diesel. Plus other jackshaft locomotives use that type of arrangement
I wonder why they chose those wheels
Me toi
@@williampulfer-melville8536 there is also that Austrian shounter
Swiss crocodile: I'm on steam and electricity so I always come out on top
The steam train whistle
When on holiday with my parents in 1972, a Crocodile hauled our train from Interlaken West to Speiz.
When I was a kid I had Marklin trains. This was one of the locomotives I always wanted.
did you ever get it?
@@koiyujo1543 sadly, no.
Same with me. Looking back at the price it was 1/5 of a monthly salary... at the end of the seventies.
Hell of a model railroad, looks so real!
Who’s gonna tell him this ain’t a model railroad
@@stupid.hamster noooooo!
2 years I believed this was a model! 😪😪😪😪😪
This locomotive is unforgetable 14253 for me ! This loco is very old .good mentenance.I had one time get on cabin in Ersfel lokoyard .by S B B staff .and special drive.👌 It was a stable, nice notch sound . very smooth poweful lod ,old mecanical cabin! everything dream experience!👍
Thank you so much for S B B staff and Mr.Daniel Gferar Orient express staff!😌🙏🏻
In India these locomotive were operational till mid 90s, mainly plied under DC electric traction. In their last years their operation was restricted for shunting operation only. In India they were nick named as KEKDAA (means Crab).
Brother, to the best of my memory, these engines were last used as Bankers in khandala ghat section on Bombay (now mumbai ) Pune section Central Railway.
Those 3 "Crocodile's" here were build here in Switzerland in 1919 and ran for the swiss federal Railways until 1986. Those 3 are the last surviving museum pieces in running condition. They were very iconic to the Gotthard-Line. Very slow moving (max. speed 65Km/h) but strong as hell! They were in use here in Switzerland and also in Austria. How comes India had these too? was India building some of their own or did they got imported somwhere?
@@samuelbhend2521 they were imported
By some Swiss and british company in India
what an ugly, yet beautiful, steam looking, yet electric, train
Those crocodile electric locomotives are amazing!
Fantastic.
Damn things look brand new!
Thank you. One of my favourite railway locomotives.
Favorite lok of all time!
If I become a film maker, I’m gonna make a horror movie with one of those in it
beautifull landscape mountains love the train trip
Honorary steam locomotive.
Cute croc whistle :D
I love this sound
I normally am not fond of modern locomotives because of how boring they are to look at, but I do think that the crocodile is actually a modern locomotive.
1910-1920-ish when the crocodile was built
@@Sperel123 I know that yes, but compared to steam locomotives, the crocodile is more modern compared them. It's also an electric locomotive, which is what most modern trains are powered by. What I'm trying to say is that the crocodile loco is far ahead of its time.
Oh, ok, thank you for your answer
@@carterjames8829 Nah, the electric locomotive was invented in 1875.
@@Bacony_Cakes Yes I know when it was invented, but there are several electrics that were NOT invented until recently, like the AEM-7 or the ACS-64. Both of them are good, but are so underwhelming compared to the crocodile.
I live swiss railway. Lovely capture
Half steam and electric lol
magnifique machine
Felicidades a los aficionados al ferrocarril suizo por disfrutar de estos vehículos tan maravillosos
What is the passenger train that the crocodile is pulling
Switzerland isn't the only country to have double-nosed electric locomotives. It turns out the United States had a bunch of them too, with one of them being the GG1 for the Pennsylvania Railroad and eventually the Northeast Corridor.
those still run, ours don't.
What was the other one that got botched during retrofit?
100?! Electric motive power is older than I thought...
Electric locomotives have been around since the 19th century.
I had the lack of version
Funny an engine of this age and caliber and yes with Jack shafts still running as opposed to some of the beautiful electric motors that were built here in America that are either gone or just decaying....
Helps that THESE engines still have a place to run. The old Milwaukee Road electrics are basically homeless now because their lines were either ripped-up or un-electrified. Judging from the blower noise heard occasionally, they likely also have air-cooled electrical components - no toxic chemicals to worry about in the case of the GG1's.
Decaying... along with the rest of the country. FJB. I'd be outta here in a second to Switzerland.
Which is better
The brown crocodile
Or
The green crocodile
It is Alex!
What
Nobly trains this video was soothing
Lovely
Twice the power double the fall
Rail fan at 2:07 definitely hates the new age locomotive spoiling his view.
Baru tahu gue ada loko bentuknya gini. Kayak buaya. Pantees dinamain crocodile
Wish I was born into Europe...
mashinky sent me here
I have never seen
Leave a like if the lego collectors set brought you here!
Until I thought U.P. 4014 was cool…
La composizione nel video e', ovviamente, un falso.storico. le "coccodrillo", nelle tre versioni, erano state costruite per il traino di soli treni merci. La presentazione di treni del genere mi pare di gusto perlomeno discutibile...
But having passengers riding in freight wagons, on a special commemorative trip would be ridiculous. Be generous.
german made diesel locomotive
No-it is a Swiss built ELECTRIC Lokomotive
I love trans!
Lion mess with crocodile so croc into a train and kill lion