AB locomotives and shunters

  Class NVR Number Axle Formula Number Year in Service Power [kW] Tractive Effort [kN] Max.Speed [km/h] Traction Type Voltage 1st class 2nd class
Gem2/2
Bo 2
 2020 700 75
 70
 ED 1500V=+Diesel --- ---
Dual-mode locomotives from Stadler for departmental use, 400kW on diesel engine, nrs. 1095/1096
Xrotm2/2
B 2
 1974 150
30 DH Diesel --- ---
Rotary snow plows nrs. 72 (Trogenerbahn) and 99 (AB)

AB electric motor cars

  Class NVR Number 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 2
 1981 820
40/65 E 1500V= 0 40
Rack-and-adhesion EMUs used on Gais-Altstätten Stadt, nrs. 16-17 (similar 11-15 sold to Achenseebahn, scrapped 2021)
ABe4/12
EMU-3 5
 2018 1136
 140
 80
 E 1500V= 15
 161
New trainsets "Waltzer" from Stadler for Gossau-Appenzell-Wasserauen, same as MBC/MOB/TRAVYS/TPF sets, nrs. ABe 4/12 1001-1005
ABe8/12
EMU-6 11
 2018 1200
80 E 1500V= 12 121
New adhesion-only long-distance trams type "Tango" from Stadler for Appenzell-Gais-St. Gallen-Trogen, nrs. Be4/6 4001-4011+ABe4/6 4101-4111

AB (AG2) historic stock

  Class NVR Number Axle Formula Number Year in Service Power [kW] Tractive Effort [kN] Max.Speed [km/h] Traction Type Voltage 1st class 2nd class
Te2/2
B 1 1912 100
45 E 1500V= --- ---
Historic small electric locomotive, nr. 49, rebuilt in 1955 from an electric railcar (SB/AWW CFe 2/2 nr. 3)
CFe3/3
EMU-1 1 1911 147
22 E 1500V= 0 24
Historic (former rack-and-adhesion) EMU Altstätten-Gais nr. 2 (under repair, rack to be restored)
BCFeh4/4
EMU-1 1 1931 440
24/40 E 1500V= 6 40
Old rack-and-adhesion EMU nr. 5, originally 5 built (nrs. 1-5)
BCe4/4
EMU-1 1 1933 450
65 E 1500V= 8
 44
Historic EMU nr. 30, repainted/renumbered from ABe4/4 43 (originally nr. 30!)
BCFm2/4
DMU-1 1 1929 136
45 DM Diesel 6 24
Old diesel motor car nr. 56, rebuilt in 1996 (restored in 2011)

AB withdrawn classes

  Class NVR Number 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 1902 185
45 S Steam --- ---
Steam locomotive for historic trains, nr. 14 (AG2, sold to La Traction in 2019)
Ge4/4-I
Bo'Bo' 1 1994 1000
75 E 1500V= --- ---
Modern electric locomotive, nr. 1 (sold 2023 for spare parts)
De4/4
Bo'Bo' 1 1966 455
65 E 1500V= --- ---
Motor luggage car nr. 50, rebuilt in 1988 (withdrawn 2011)
Tm
B 1 1969 67
63 DM Diesel --- ---
Small diesel shunter (tractor) bought second-hand from WSB, nr. 91 (withdrawn 03/2020)
Tm2/2
B 1 1959 150
30 DH Diesel --- ---
Diesel shunter built by O&K in Germany, nr. 97 (withdrawn 03/2020)
Tm2/2
B 1 1972


DH Diesel --- ---
Diesel shunter built by Schöma, originally 900mm gauge for Arlberg tunnel construction, nr. 98 (withdrawn 03/2020)
Tm2/2
B 1 1957 105
18 DM Diesel --- ---
Small diesel shunter (tractor), nr. 501 (sold to German museum railway in 2009)
Xe2/3
EMU-1 1 1911 147
22 E 1500V= 0 0
AG motor car CFe3/3 17 (originally nr. 2) adapted for 1500V= and departmental use, nr. 17 (withdrawn 1981)
Xm1/2
1A 1 1962 75
45 DM Diesel --- ---
Old diesel departmental motor car nr. 89, originally built 1912 (old number 50/51) (scrapped in 2014)
Xeh4/4
Bo'Bo' 1 1931 440
40 E 1500V= 0
 0
Electric departmental car, nr. 91, former ABDeh4/4 1
CFe3/3
EMU-1 3
 1911 250
15/35
 E 1000V= 0 24
Original rack-and-adhesion motor cars for Alstätten-Gais (AG), nrs. 1-3 (new SGA nrs. 16-18)
CFe4/4
EMU-1 1 1911


E 1000V= 0
Additional rack-and-adhesion motor car for Alstätten-Gais (AG), nr. 4 (withdrawn 1953)
ABDeh4/4
EMU-1 5
 1931 440
24/40 E 1500V= 6 40
Old rack-and-adhesion motor cars, originally class BCFeh4/4, nrs. 1-5 (SGA, nr. 5 now historic motor car)
ABDeh4/4
EMU-1 3 1953 470
30/55 E 1500V= 6 32
Old rack-and-adhesion motor cars, originally class BCFeh4/4, nrs. 6-8 (SGA, withdrawn 2007)
ABe4/4
EMU-1 4
 1933 452
65 E 1500V= 12 40
Original AB motor cars BCe4/4 nrs. 27-30 (later ABe4/4 40-43, nrs. 41/42 used by RhB on Bellinzona-Mesocco, withdrawn 1986)
ABe4/4
EMU-1 2
 1949 506
65 E 1500V= 14
 34
AB adhesion-only motor cars nrs. 44/45 (sold to FGC(Spain) in 1995, nrs. 8001/8002)
BDe4/4 II
EMU-1 5
 1986 820
75 E 1500V= 0 39
EMUs for Gossau-Appenzell-Wasserauen, nrs. 31-35 (SGA, later renumbered in 41-45, nrs. 41-43 sold in 2018)
BDe4/4
EMU-1 2 1968 510
65 E 1500V= 0 32
Adhesion-only EMUs, since 2015 only used on departmental duties, nrs. 46/47 (withdrawn 2021)
BCFm2/4
DMU-1 2
 1928 137
50
 DM Diesel 6 24
Original diesel motor cars for AB, nrs. 55/56 (nr. 55 rebuilt into ABFe2/4 46 in 1956, ABDe2/4 48 from 1962, withdrawn 1983)

TB withdrawn classes

  Class NVR Number Axle Formula Number Year in Service Power [kW] Tractive Effort [kN] Max.Speed [km/h] Traction Type Voltage 1st class 2nd class
BDe4/4
EMU-1 3
 1954 320
65 E 1000V= 0 40
Electric motor cars bought second-hand from TL (Lausanne-Moudon) in 1963, nrs. 3-5 (sold to StH(AT) in 1978)
BDe4/4
EMU-1 3 1952 385
65 E 1000V= 0 30
Electric motor cars nrs. 6-8, nr. 7 used as historic EMU until 2017 (scrapped 12/2020)
BDe4/8
EMU-2 5
 1975 405
65 E 1000V= 0 74
Electric motor cars, operated with trailers, nrs. 21-25 (4x sold to SAD(I) 2016-2018)
Be4/8
EMU-3 5 2004 640
 65 80 E 1000V= 0 86
Regional EMUs "Regioliner" from Stadler, last 3 delivered in 2008, nrs. 31-35, sold to TN Neuchâtel (2018)

Last update: 13-02-2025