Gotthard northern ramp   Contributor's Pick!       
A Re 6/6 with a Re 4/4 as second engine in the lead and as helper a Re 620 at the back of the heavy freigth train. Up to 1300 tons can be pulled by an Re 6/6 with an Re 4/4 II (this combination is sometimes referred to as Re 10/10); if the trains are heavier they have to be pushed by an additional Re 4/4 or Re 6/6, because the couplers are too weak to pull the entire train on the steep 28%o slopes.
Date: 9/10/2010 Location: Wassen,  CH Country Flag Views: 312 Collection Of:   Peider SwissTrip
Locomotives: SBB Re6/6(UNKNOWN)    Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Gotthard northern ramp
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