Be 511 of the Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn (SZU) seen in the workshop
at Zürich Giesshübel on 7 October 2013. It is the first EMU of
the new Be 510 class, which can run on the Uetliberg line (electrified with
1200 V DC) as well as on the Sihltal line (15 kV AC, as on the SBB
network). For this purpose, the pantographs can be shifted from the centre of
the vehicle to the side, as the catenary on the Uetliberg line is installed
1300 mm off-centre (so that some tracks near the main station can be used
by both lines). Unlike the old Uetliberg EMUs, whose pantographs are fixed on
one side, these new EMUs can be turned around from time to time to even out the
wear (a track triangle is available on the SBB network nearby).
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Digital photo by Christoph Schmitz
(<a href="mailto:christoph.schmitz2@post.rwth-aachen.de">christoph.schmitz2@post.rwth-aachen.de</a>)