SOB steam and electric locomotives

  Class Axle Formula Number Year in Service Power [kW] Tractive Effort [kN] Max.Speed [km/h] Traction Type Voltage 1st class 2nd class
Eb 3/5 1'C1't 1 1910 735
75 S Steam --- ---
Steam locomotive nr. 9 (006 009) based at Herisau, originally with BT, sold to SBB and returned in 1965
E 3/3 C 1 1887 272
35 S Steam --- ---
Very old steam locomotive nr. 4 "Schwyz"
Be 4/4 Bo'Bo' 1 1931 1180
80 E 15 kV 17 Hz --- ---
Historic electric locomotive nr. 11 (BT) (Be 416 011) now used as shunter
Re 446 Bo'Bo' 4 1982 4960 210
160 E 15 kV 17 Hz --- ---
Second-hand locomotives from SBB (Re 4/4 IV, bought 1994/1995), nrs. 015-018 (SOB 445-448)
Re 456 Bo'Bo' 6 1987 3000 140
130 E 15 kV 17 Hz --- ---
Modern universal locomotives nrs. 091-096 (BT 091-096) (hired BLS nrs. 142/143 returned in 2011)

SOB electric and diesel shunters

  Class Axle Formula Number Year in Service Power [kW] Tractive Effort [kN] Max.Speed [km/h] Traction Type Voltage 1st class 2nd class
Te 216 Bo 1 1966 239
65 E 15 kV 17 Hz --- ---
Small electric shunter (tractor), nr. 035 (BT 35)
Te 216 B 1 1943 260
60 E 15 kV 17 Hz --- ---
Electric shunter, nr. 036 (SOB 451)
Te 216 B 3
1945 90
45 E 15 kV 17 Hz --- ---
Second-hand small electric shunters (SBB Te I), nrs. 037-039 (SOB 452-454)
Eea 936 Co 2 1966 530 180 50 EB 15kV+Battery --- ---
Second-hand shunters from Ruhrkohle AG(D) rebuilt 1999/2002, nrs. 031-032 (BT 031-032)
Am 846 Bo'Bo' 1 1963 848
100 DE Diesel --- ---
Locomotive for service trains rebuilt in 1993, German prototype, nr. 033 (SOB 461)
Tm 236 B 2 1962 70
45 DM Diesel --- ---
Small diesel shunters (tractors), nrs. 001-002 (BT 1-2)
Tm 236 B 1 1977 200
80 DH Diesel --- ---
Shunter, also used for light freight trains, nr. 004 (BT 4)
Tm 236 B 1 1992 176

80 DH Diesel --- ---
New small diesel shunter, nr. 005 (BT 5)
Tm 236 B 2 1972 280
60 DH Diesel --- ---
Small diesel shunters, nrs. 006-007, similar to SBB type Tm IV (BT 6-7)
Tm 236 B 1 1983 565
60 DE Diesel --- ---
Diesel shunter, nr. 008 (SOB 433)
Tm 236 B 1 1960 94 28 45 DH Diesel --- ---
Second-hand diesel shunter, was DB(AG) 323 812, nr. 009 (SOB 434)
Tm 236 B 2 1977 165
60 DH Diesel --- ---
Work trains with hydraulic crane bought second-hand from SBB (class Tm III), nrs. 010/011
Xm 2/2 B 1 1966

60 D Diesel --- ---
Departmental vehicle, nr. 9061 (BT)

SOB 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
RABe 526 EMU-4 11 2007 2000 200 160 E 15 kV 17 Hz 24 148
New commuter EMUs "Flirt" from Stadler to replace class BDe 576, nrs. 041-051 (14 more ordered for 2012)
RBDe 566 EMU-1 6 1982 1700 186 125 E 15 kV 17 Hz 0 48
EMUs "EAV-Triebwagen II" with thyristor control, nrs. 071-076 (BT) (to be sold)
RBDe 566 EMU-1 4 1995 1700 166 140 E 15 kV 17 Hz 0 56
Commuter trains "Neue Pendel Zug", nrs. 077-080 (SOB 400-403) (to be sold)

SOB 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
Ed 3/3 Ct 1 1922

45 S Steam --- ---
Historic steam locomotive named "Muni"
De 4/4 Bo'Bo' 2 1940 955
125 E 15 kV 17 Hz --- ---
Second-hand modernised motor luggage cars bought in 1944, originally SBB class RFe4/4, nrs. 21/22
Re 436 Bo'Bo' 4
1967 4650
125 E 15 kV 17 Hz --- ---
Universal locomotives nr. (4)41-44, similar to SBB class Re 4/4 III (SOB)
Ae 476 Bo'Bo' 1 1964 2920 245 100 E 15 kV 17 Hz --- ---
Second-hand DBAG class 142 (bought 1994) used for historic trains, nr. 012 (SOB 468)
Tm 2/2 B 1 1937 22
45 DM Diesel --- ---
Second-hand small diesel shunter nr. 8 (BT), was SBB/CFF/FFS 533
Tm 2/2 B 1 1960 243
55 DH Diesel --- ---
Small diesel shunter (tractor), nr. 10 (BT)
Be 3/4 EMU-1 1 1938 885
80 E 15 kV 17 Hz 0 46
Historic EMU nr. 13 (556 013) "Tino" (BT), rebuilt in 1982, originally nr. 43 (sold 2011 to Dampf-Loki-Club)
ABe 526 EMU-1 5 1939 736
80 E 15 kV 17 Hz 6 44
Old EMUs nrs. 405/411-414, 411 sold to RM (SOB)
ABDe 536 EMU-1 1 1952 600
80 E 15 kV 17 Hz 0 56
Second-hand EMU nr. 409, was BT ABDe2/4 44 (SOB)
BDe 556 EMU-1 2 1966 1100
100 E 15 kV 17 Hz 0 48
EMUs "EAV-Triebwagen" second-hand from WM, nrs. 041/042 (SOB 491)
BDe 576 EMU-1 12 1959 2135
110 E 15 kV 17 Hz 0 32
EMUs "EAV-Triebwagen", some 1620kW only, nrs. 048-059 (BT 050-053, SOB 480-487)

Last update: 23-12-2011