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SBB C 5/6
Swiss steam Elephant SBB C 5/6 on the turntable at Winterthur
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder SLM Winterthur Build date 1913–1917 Total produced 28
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 2-10-0  • UIC 1′E h4v Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Driver dia. 1,330 mm (52.4 in) Length 19,195 mm (63 ft 0 in) Height 4,480 mm (14 ft 8 in) Axle load 15.8 t (15.6 long tons; 17.4 short tons) Adhesive weight 79 t (77.8 long tons; 87.1 short tons) Total weight 128 t (126.0 long tons; 141.1 short tons) Firebox: ​  • Grate area 4 m (43 sq ft) Boiler pressure 15 bar (1,500 kPa; 220 psi)
Performance figures Maximum speed 65 km/h (40 mph) Power output 1,190 kW (1,600 hp)
Career Operators SBB-CFF-FFS Numbers 2951–2978 Nicknames Elephant Withdrawn Up to 1968 Preserved 4 (1 in working order)

The C 5/6 were a class of steam locomotives in use for the Swiss Federal Railways. 28 of them were built between 1913 and 1917; all had been withdrawn by 1968. Four have been preserved, one of them in working order. The class was designed for use on the steep inclines of the Gotthard route, and was considered extremely efficient, earning the nickname Elephant. Its design was based on the successful C 4/5 locomotive, and the result is the largest steam locomotive operated by the Swiss Federal Railways. Within a few years of introduction, however, they began to be replaced by new electric locomotives.

Preservation

Number 2978, built in 1917, was the last steam locomotive built for Swiss Federal Railways, and is now part of the company's heritage fleet. In 1960, number 2978 was fitted with the boiler of number 2956. Number 2969, built in 1915, was restored and returned to service on 20 October 2017 by Eurovapor in Sulgen https://lapassiondutrain.blogspot.com/2017/10/suisse-remise-en-service-de-la-c-56.html They also have the number 2958 for spare parts (which was earlier in Olten) and will preserve it as an exhibit. Number 2965, not in working order, is an exhibit in the Swiss Transport Museum in Lucerne.

See also

• List of stock used by Swiss Federal Railways

References

1. "Dampflok C 5/6 2969 (in Aufarbeitung)" (in German). Eurovapor Lokremise Sulgen. Retrieved 23 February 2011.

External links

• C 5/6 2978 CFF-Historic (French / German)

v t e  Standard gauge locomotives of Switzerland
BLS	Electric Re 420 Re 425 Re 456 Re 465 Re 475 Re 485 Re 486 Diesel Am 843 Am 845 Em 845
SBB-CFF-FFS	Steam A 3/5 B 3/4 C 5/6 E 3/3 Eb 3/5 Electric Ae 4/6 Ae 4/7 Ae 4/8 Ae 6/6 Be 4/6 Be 6/8 II Be 6/8 III Ce 6/8 I Ce 6/8 II Ce 6/8 III De 6/6 Ee 3/3 IV Ee 922 Re 4/4 I Re 420 Re 450 Re 460 Re 481 Re 482 Re 484 Re 620 Experimental and prototypes Ae 8/14 Be 2/5 Be 3/5 Be 4/6 12301 Be 4/6 12302 Ce 6/8 I Diesel Am 6/6 Am 840 Am 841 Am 842 Am 842.1 Am 843 Bm 4/4 Em 3/3 Experimental and prototypes Am 4/6 1101 Electro-diesel Eem 923
SOB / SZU	Electric Re 456
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