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Rhaetian Railway Ge 2/2

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The Rhaetian Railway Ge 2/2 is a class of small metre gauge 1 kV DC electric locomotives operated by the Rhaetian Railway (RhB), which is the main railway network in the Canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. [1]

13 relations: Bernina railway, Canton of Grisons, Cantons of Switzerland, Direct current, Electric locomotive, Metre-gauge railway, Overhead line, Pantograph (transport), Poschiavo, Rhaetian Railway, Swiss locomotive and railcar classification, Switcher, Switzerland.

Bernina railway

The Bernina railway is a single-track railway line forming part of the Rhaetian Railway (RhB).

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Canton of Grisons

The canton of (the) Grisons, or canton of Graubünden is the largest and easternmost canton of Switzerland.

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Cantons of Switzerland

The 26 cantons of Switzerland (Kanton, canton, cantone, chantun) are the member states of the Swiss Confederation.

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Direct current

Direct current (DC) is the unidirectional flow of electric charge.

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Electric locomotive

An electric locomotive is a locomotive powered by electricity from overhead lines, a third rail or on-board energy storage such as a battery or a supercapacitor.

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Metre-gauge railway

Metre-gauge railways are narrow-gauge railways with track gauge of or 1 metre.

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Overhead line

An overhead line or overhead wire is used to transmit electrical energy to trams, trolleybuses or trains.

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Pantograph (transport)

A pantograph (or "pan") is an apparatus mounted on the roof of an electric train, tram or electric bus to collect power through contact with an overhead line.

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Poschiavo

Poschiavo (Poschiavo, Pusciaaf, Puschlav, Puschlav) is a municipality in the Bernina Region in the canton of Grisons in Switzerland.

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Rhaetian Railway

The Rhaetian Railway (Rhätische Bahn, Ferrovia Retica, Viafier Retica), abbreviated RhB, is a Swiss transport company that owns the largest network of all private railway operators in Switzerland.

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Swiss locomotive and railcar classification

For more than a century, the Swiss locomotive, multiple unit, motor coach and railcar classification system, in either its original or updated forms, has been used to name and classify the rolling stock operated on the railways of Switzerland.

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Switcher

A switcher or shunter (Great Britain: shunter; Australia: shunter or yard pilot; United States: switcher, switch engine, or yard goat, except Pennsylvania Railroad: shifter) is a small railroad locomotive intended not for moving trains over long distances but rather for assembling trains ready for a road locomotive to take over, disassembling a train that has been brought in, and generally moving railroad cars around – a process usually known as ''switching'' (USA) or shunting (UK).

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Switzerland

Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a sovereign state in Europe.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhaetian_Railway_Ge_2/2

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