The Be 4/6 was a bogie locomotive operated by the Schweizerischen Bundesbahnen (SBB) on the Gotthard Railway along with the Be 3/5, The design was based on the prototype Be 4/6 12302.
Be 4/6 number 12320
Be 4/6 12313 in Lugano, 1925
Be 4/6 12320 travelling between Rämismühle-Zell and Rikon in 2009
SBB-CFF-FFS Be 4/6 12302
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The Be 4/6 12302 was one of four test locomotives ordered by the Schweizerische Bundesbahnen (SBB) in June 1917, along with the Be 3/5 12201, Be 4/6 12301 and Ce 6/8I14201.
It was intended to be used on the
Gotthardbahn, in order to gain experience in ordering and operating
electric locomotives, However, the Be 4/6 12302 was never used for scheduled services on the Gotthard, because at its introduction it was already outperformed by the successor class Be 4/6 12303-12342.
Be 4/6 number 12302 in the 1930s