SBB Re 450 explained

SBB Re 450
Powertype:	Electric
Builder:	SLM, ABB, SIG
Builddate:	1989–1997
Totalproduction:	115
Rebuilddate:	2011–2018
Uicclass:	Bo′Bo′
Bogies:	2
Length:	184000NaN0
Width:	29800NaN0
Height:	45000NaN0
Locoweight:	74t
Electricsystem:	Catenary
Collectionmethod:	Pantograph
Tractionmotors:	4FRA 3435
Maxspeed:	1300NaN0
Safety:	Integra-Signum, ZUB
Operator:	Swiss Federal Railways
Fleetnumbers:	Re 450 000 – Re 450 114^[1]

The Re 450 is a push-pull electric locomotive of Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), which combined with passenger coaches is only used for commuter rail services of Zurich S-Bahn in the metropolitan area of Zurich. Under the old Swiss class system, they would have been known as Re 4/4^V.

Each Re 450 is used in formations of three double-deck passenger carriages, the last of which has a driving cab to allow push-pull working. At peak-hour times, trainsets may be coupled together to form a train consisting of three locomotives and nine passenger vehicles. Most Zurich S-Bahn lines use this stock and it is the most common on the network.^[2] The trainsets are also known as DPZ, short for German: Doppelstock-Pendelzug,^[3] which was the first double-decker train type operated by SBB CFF FFS following successful trials of a French VO 2N bilevel train borrowed from SNCF in the early 1980s.

In 2008, two Re 450 trainsets, with locomotives Re 450 067 and Re 450 070, were sold to Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn (SZU), where they are now designated as Re 456 551-1 and Re 456 552-9, respectively.^[4]

All Re 450-hauled trainsets received a mid-life refurbishment at the SBB CFF FFS workshops in Yverdon-les-Bains between 2011 and 2018 (now named DPZplus). The livery was changed: the formerly yellow doors are now painted red on the coaches and dark blue on the locomotives, and the front now shows the SBB logo instead of only the vehicle number. Each trainset now includes one low-loader wagon for easier access.

Numbering and naming

All 115 Re 450 locomotives are numbered (000–114) and each is named after a commune, mostly of the canton of Zurich. The numbers are indicated at the front and sides of the locomotive, the names (with the commune's coat of arms) are displayed on the side of the engine.^{[5] [6]}

The following is a list of Re 450 locomotives with their respective number and name.

List of Re 450 locomotives
№	Name	Notes
Re 450 000
Re 450 001
Re 450 002
Re 450 003
Re 450 004
Re 450 005
Re 450 006
Re 450 007
Re 450 008
Re 450 009
Re 450 010
Re 450 011
Re 450 012
Re 450 013
Re 450 014
Re 450 015
Re 450 016		ZKB special livery, coat of arms removed
Re 450 017
Re 450 018
Re 450 019
Re 450 020
Re 450 021
Re 450 022
Re 450 023
Re 450 024
Re 450 025
Re 450 026
Re 450 027
Re 450 028
Re 450 029
Re 450 030
Re 450 031
Re 450 032
Re 450 033
Re 450 034
Re 450 035
Re 450 036
Re 450 037
Re 450 038
Re 450 039
Re 450 040
Re 450 041
Re 450 042
Re 450 043
Re 450 044
Re 450 045
Re 450 046
Re 450 047
Re 450 048
Re 450 049
Re 450 050
Re 450 051
Re 450 052
Re 450 053
Re 450 054
Re 450 055
Re 450 056
Re 450 057
Re 450 058
Re 450 059
Re 450 060
Re 450 061
Re 450 062
Re 450 063
Re 450 064
Re 450 065
Re 450 066
Re 450 067		Sold to SZU, coat of arms removed
Re 450 068
Re 450 069
Re 450 070		Sold to SZU, coat of arms removed
Re 450 071
Re 450 072
Re 450 073
Re 450 074
Re 450 075
Re 450 076
Re 450 077
Re 450 078
Re 450 079
Re 450 080
Re 450 081
Re 450 082
Re 450 083
Re 450 084
Re 450 085
Re 450 086
Re 450 087
Re 450 088
Re 450 089
Re 450 090
Re 450 091
Re 450 092
Re 450 093
Re 450 094
Re 450 095
Re 450 096
Re 450 097
Re 450 098
Re 450 099
Re 450 100
Re 450 101
Re 450 102
Re 450 103
Re 450 104
Re 450 105
Re 450 106
Re 450 107
Re 450 108
Re 450 109
Re 450 110
Re 450 111
Re 450 112
Re 450 113
Re 450 114

See also

• List of stock used by Swiss Federal Railways
• Swiss locomotive and railcar classification

External links

• DPZ on Swiss Federal Railways

Notes and References

1. Web site: SBB Re 450 "DPZ" . juergs.ch . 2024-12-28 . de.
2. Web site: SBB EMUs . 4rail.net . 28 September 2009.
3. Web site: Our trains . Swiss Federal Railways . 2024-12-28.
4. Web site: SZU Re 456 . juergs.ch . 2024-12-28 . de.
5. Web site: SBB Re 450 . juergs.ch . 2024-12-28 . de.
6. Web site: Taufen und Wappen [Naming and coats of arms] ]. lokifahrer.ch . 2024-12-28 . de.