AB locomotives and shunters

  Class Axle Formula Number Year in Service Power [kW] Tractive Effort [kN] Max.Speed [km/h] Traction Type Voltage 1st class 2nd class
Ge4/4-I Bo'Bo' 1 1994 1000
75 E 1500 V= --- ---
Modern electric locomotive, nr. 1
Xm1/2 1A 1 1962 75
45 DM Diesel --- ---
Old diesel departmental motor car nr. 89, originally built 1912 (old number 51)
Tm B 1 1969 67
63 DM Diesel --- ---
Small diesel shunter (tractor) bought second-hand from WSB, nr. 91
Tm2/2 B 1 1959 150
30 DM Diesel --- ---
Diesel shunter built by O&K in Germany, nr. 97
Tm2/2 B 1 1972


DM Diesel --- ---
Diesel shunter built by Schöma, originally 900mm gauge for Arlberg tunnel construction, nr. 98
Xrotm2/2 B 1 1974 150
30 DM Diesel --- ---
Rotary snow plow, nr. 99

AB electric motor cars

  Class Axle Formula Number Year in Service Power [kW] Tractive Effort [kN] Max.Speed [km/h] Traction Type Voltage 1st class 2nd class
BDeh4/4 EMU-1 7 1981 820
40/65 E 1500 V= 0 40
Modern rack-and-adhesion EMUs used on St. Gallen-Gais-Appenzell and Gais-Altstätten Stadt, nrs. 11-17
BDe4/4 EMU-1 5 1986 820
75 E 1500 V= 0 39
Modern EMUs used on Gossau-Appenzell-Wasserauen, same as CJ class BDe4/4, nrs. 41-45 (originally numbered 31-35)
BDe4/4 EMU-1 2 1968 510
65 E 1500 V= 0 32
Adhesion-only EMUs used as spare units on Gossau-Appenzell-Wasserauen, 46+47

AB historic stock

  Class Axle Formula Number Year in Service Power [kW] Tractive Effort [kN] Max.Speed [km/h] Traction Type Voltage 1st class 2nd class
G 3/4 1'Ct 1 1903 220
45 S Steam --- ---
Steam locomotive for historic trains, nr. 14 (stored)
Te2/2 B 1 1912 100
45 E 1500 V= --- ---
Historic small electric locomotive, nr. 49, rebuilt in 1955 from an electric railcar
BCFeh4/4 EMU-1 1 1931 440
24/40 E 1500 V= 6 39
Old rack-and-adhesion EMU nr. 5, originally 5 built (nrs. 1-5)
BCe4/4 EMU-1 1 1933 450
65 E 1500 V= 12 40
Historic EMU nr. 30, repainted/renumbered from ABe4/4 43 (originally nr. 30!)

AB withdrawn classes

  Class Axle Formula Number Year in Service Power [kW] Tractive Effort [kN] Max.Speed [km/h] Traction Type Voltage 1st class 2nd class
De4/4 Bo'Bo' 1 1966 455
65 E 1500 V= --- ---
Motor luggage car nr. 50, rebuilt in 1988 (withdrawn 2011)
Tm2/2 B 1 1957 105
18 DM Diesel --- ---
Small diesel shunter (tractor), nr. 501 (sold to German museum railway in 2009)
Xeh4/4 Bo'Bo' 1 1931

40 E 1500 V= --- ---
Electric departmental car, nr. 91, former ABDeh4/4 1
CFe3/3 EMU-1 1 1911 147
22 E 1500 V= 0 24
Historic (former rack-and-adhesion) EMU Altstätten-Gais nr. 2 (actually owned by society AG2, still active)
ABDeh4/4 EMU-1 3 1953 470
30/55 E 1500 V= 6 32
Old rack-and-adhesion EMUs, nrs. 6-8 (withdrawn 2007)
ABe4/4 EMU-1 3 1933 452
65 E 1500 V= 12 40
Old (adhesion-only) EMUs nrs. 40-43, 43 rebuilt into historic EMU ABe4/4 30
BCFm2/4 DMU-1 1 1929 136
45 DM Diesel 6 24
Old diesel motor car nr. 56, rebuilt in 1996 (owned by society AG2, restored in 2011)

Last update: 24-06-2011