SBB-CFF-FFS RAe TEE II

SBB-CFF-FFS RAe TEE II SBB-CFF-FFS RABe EC
RAe No. 1051 with TEE 57 Gottardo near Lavorgo, Switzerland, 18 August 1988
In service	1961–1999
Manufacturer	SIG MFO
Constructed	1961 (1051–1054) 1966 (lengthened) 1967 (1055)
Number built	5
Number in service	0
Number preserved	1
Formation	as built: At-Re-WR-A-At later: At-A-Re-WR-A-At
Fleet numbers	1051–1055
Capacity	TEE: 126 (later 168) first, 56 dining EC: 84 first, 108 second, 39 dining
Operators	Swiss Federal Railways
Specifications
Train length	5-car: 125.334 m (411 ft 2+3⁄8 in) 6-car: 149.760 m (491 ft 4+1⁄8 in)
Width	2,840 mm (9 ft 3+3⁄4 in)
Height	4,210 mm (13 ft 9+3⁄4 in)
Wheel diameter	Powered: 1,110 mm (43+3⁄4 in) Unpowered: 940 mm (37 in)
Maximum speed	160 km/h (99 mph)
Weight	5-car: 259 tonnes (255 long tons; 285 short tons) 6-car: 309 tonnes (304 long tons; 341 short tons)
Traction motors	Four
Power output	Continuous: 2,310 kW (3,100 hp)
Tractive effort	15 kV: 81.6 kN (18,300 lbf) Others: 79.8 kN (17,900 lbf)
Electric system(s)	1500 V DC 3000 V DC 15 kV  16.7 Hz AC 25 kV 50 Hz AC
Current collector(s)	Overhead lines via pantograph
UIC classification	2′2′+[2′2′+](A1A)(A1A)+2′2′+2′2′+2′2′
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

The RAe TEE II, later known as RABe EC, is a type of high-speed electric multiple unit trainset of the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB-CFF-FFS), which was used from the 1960s until the 1980s on several Trans Europ Express services. After conversion from first-class-only to two-class configuration, the trainsets continued in use on EuroCity or other services until 1999.

It was designed to be compatible with four different railway electrification systems (different voltages in the overhead lines),^[1] used by various countries in Europe, allowing it to operate on long international routes. Like all TEE trains, the RAe TEE II trainsets were equipped with first-class accommodation only. A total of five trainsets were built, numbered 1051–1055. One, number 1053, has been preserved.