SBB Be 6/8 II Krokodil

SBB Be 6/8 II Krokodil

The legend of the Crocodile began in 1922 when the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) initiated rail service between Chiasso, Italy and Lucerne, Switzerland via the St. Gotthard Tunnel.

A new, heavy-freight locomotive was needed to negotiate the very steep grades and endless sharp curves. To meet these requirements, the SBB developed and produced one of the most unusual electric locomotives ever.

A prototype (Ce 6/8 I), remotely resembling a crocodile was built and before evaluation was even complete, the Ce 6/8 II was placed into production. The new locomotive quickly acquired the name 'Krokodil', German for crocodile.

The longer the Crocodile served, the greater the demands that were placed on them. The (65 km/h) speed limit was no longer practical. It had to be increased and this proved hard on these machines. With that in mind, SBB decided that 13 of the first generation engines were to be upgraded with more powerful motors and strengthened frames. This work was done at Bellinzola between 1942 to 1947.

Top speed of the upgraded engines was 47 mph (75 km/h). The new top speed resulted in the Ce 6/8 II being reclassified as Be 6/8 II.

Source: www.fineartmodels.com and Kurt H. Miska

Model: Be 6/8 II
Year: 1920
Propulsion: 15,000-volt 16-2/3 Hz
Power: 2210/3600hp (1650/2700kW)
Maximum Speed: 47 mph (75km/h)
Length: 19.46m
Weight: 126 tonnes

Author: Auran

SBB Be 6/8 II Krokodil
• config.txt 3.84KB
croc_brown_alpha_numbers
alphanumber_0.tga 4.04KB
alphanumber_1.tga 4.04KB
alphanumber_2.tga 4.04KB
alphanumber_3.tga 4.04KB
alphanumber_4.tga 4.04KB
alphanumber_5.tga 4.04KB
alphanumber_6.tga 4.04KB
alphanumber_7.tga 4.04KB
alphanumber_8.tga 4.04KB
alphanumber_9.tga 4.04KB
croc_brown_art
croc_brown_art_512.texture.txt 85 bytes
croc_brown_art_512.tga 1.00MB
croc_brown_art_icon.texture.txt 87 bytes
croc_brown_art_icon.tga 32.53KB
croc_brown_body
croc_brown_body.pm 823.08KB
crocodile_a_brown.texture.txt 40 bytes
crocodile_a_brown.tga 768.04KB
crocodile_b_brown.texture.txt 40 bytes
crocodile_b_brown.tga 768.04KB
crocodile_roofbit-crocodile_roofbit.texture.txt 69 bytes
crocodile_roofbit.bmp 9.05KB
crocodile_roofbit.tga 24.04KB
digit_1.texture.txt 30 bytes
digit_1.tga 3.04KB
digit_2.texture.txt 30 bytes
digit_2.tga 3.04KB
digit_3.texture.txt 30 bytes
digit_3.tga 3.04KB
digit_4.texture.txt 30 bytes
digit_4.tga 3.04KB
digit_5.texture.txt 30 bytes
digit_5.tga 3.04KB
digit_6.texture.txt 30 bytes
digit_6.tga 3.04KB
env_glass.bmp 12.05KB
env_glass.texture.txt 32 bytes
env_metal.bmp 48.05KB
env_metal.texture.txt 32 bytes
number_end.texture.txt 33 bytes
window+interior.texture.txt 38 bytes
window+interior.tga 12.04KB
croc_brown_shadow
black.texture.txt 28 bytes
black.tga 812 bytes
croc_brown_shadow.pm 94.81KB