The E 3/3 is a classification used by the Swiss Federal Railways for 0-6-0T shunting locomotives. They were originally delivered to the Swiss Central Railway and the Jura-Simplon Railway, before being absorbed into SBB in 1902, who ordered 83 more locomotives of similar design.
Background In 1902, the SBB inherited a total of 66 shunting steam locomotives of the E 3/3 type from its predecessor railways. Of these, three were from the United Swiss Railways (Nos. 8395–8397), 36 from the Swiss Central Railway (Nos. 8398, 8399, 8401–8425, 8581–8589 ), 16 from the Jura-Simplon Railway (Nos. 8431–8440, 8571–8576) and 11 from the Swiss Northeastern Railway (Nos. 8551–8559, 8661, 8662).
Railway Pre-SBB number Built SBB number Location Current number TSI number Status SCB F3 41 1901 8410 Oensingen-Balsthal-Bahn (OeBB) SCB 41 90 85 000 8 410-2 Tigerli;operational NOB F3 253 1894 8551 Private property 855190 85 000 8 551-3 Static display NOB F3 256 1894 8554 Verein Historische Seethalbahn 456 90 85 000 8 554-7 Operational JS F3 853 1890 8573 Verein Dampfbahn Bern (VDBB) JS 853 90 85 000 8 573-7 Operational JS F3 855 1890 8575 Kerzers-Kallnach Railway Museum Static display
History The fleet of E 3/3s inherited from the SBB's predecessors were not sufficient at their task, meaning that the SBB had to procure additional locomotives in order to gradually equip all railway stations, larger stations and connecting facilities with a powerful shunting locomotive. Previously, former mainline locomotives had been used for this purpose, but they were not nearly as maneuverable.
Owing to coal shortage during the Second World War, in 1942/1943, locomotives No.8521 and 8522 were equipped with an electric boiler heating system fed from the overhead line and pantographs on the driver's cab. The electrical equipment was sourced from Brown, Boveri & Cie. and the SBB workshop in Yverdon installed the equipment on No.8521 on 13 January 1943, and on No.8522 on 11 February 1943. Both locomotives had their electrical heaters removed in July 1951 and 24 April 1953 respectively. The latter has survived into preservation, and is operational on the Sursee-Triengen Railway.
Number Built Location Current number TSI number Status 8463 1904 Club del San Gottardo (CSG) 8463 90 85 000 8 463-1 Operational 8474 1907 Locorama Romanshorn 8474 Inactive 8476 1907 Dampfbahn-Verein Zürcher Oberland (DVZO) 10 90 85 000 8 476-3 Chemie-Tiger, under overhaul 8479 1907 Sursee-Triengen-Bahn (ST) 5 90 85 000 8 479-7 Operational 8481 1907 Feldschlösschen Brewery 8481 Plinthed 8483 1907 Oensingen-Balsthal-Bahn (OeBB) 7 Inactive 8485 1907 Historische Eisenbahn Gesellschaft (see Delémont Roundhouse) 8485 Operational 8487 1909 Buchs SG railway station (SBB Historic) 8487 Plinthed 8492 1909 Verein Dampfgruppe Zürich (VDZ) 6 90 85 000 8 492-0 Perlen-Tigerli, operational 8494 1909 Compagnie de Train à Vapeur de la Vallée de Joux (CTVJ) 8494 90 85 000 8 494-6 Operational 8500 1910 OeBB 6 Inactive 8501 1910 CSG 8501 90 85 000 8 501-8 Operational 8507 1910 Chemin de Fer Touristique Pontarlier-Vallorbe (France) 8507 Inactive 8511 1911 Vapeur Val-de-Travers (see Régional du Val-de-Travers) 8511 90 85 000 8 511-7 Operational 8512 1911 Verein Dampfgruppe Zürich (VDZ) (SBB Historic) 8512 Operational 8516 1911 Private property 8516 Inactive 8518 1913 DVZO 8518 Bäretswil 90 85 000 8 518-2 Operational 8522 1913 ST 8522 90 85 000 8 522-4 Operational 8523 1915 CTVJ 8523 90 85 000 8 523-2 Under overhaul 8527 1915 Private property 8527 Inactive 8532 1915 Kander Valley Railway (Germany) 8532 Inactive
See also Electric–steam locomotive List of stock used by Swiss Federal Railways
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