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SBB-CFF-FFS Re 450
The Re 450 is a push-pull electric locomotive of Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), which combined with railroad car, passenger coaches is only used for commuter rail services of Zurich S-Bahn in the Zurich metropolitan area, metropolitan area of Zurich. Under the old Swiss locomotive and railcar classification, Swiss class system, they would have been known as Re 4/4V. Each Re 450 is used in formations of three Bilevel rail car, double-deck passenger carriages, the last of which has a control car, driving cab to allow push–pull train, 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. The trainsets are also known as DPZ, short for (), which was the first double-decker train type operated by SBB CFF FFS following successful trials of a French Voiture de banlieue à 2 niveaux, VO 2N bilevel train ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schwamendingen
Schwamendingen is a district in the Switzerland, Swiss city of Zürich. Formerly an independent community, it was incorporated into Zurich in 1934 to build district number 12. The district comprises the quarters Schwamendingen Mitte, Saatlen and Hirzenbach. The district numbers 11 and 12, both based in Glatt Valley, are commonly referred to as ''Zurich North.'' History Schwamendingen was an Alemannic settlement, named after one ''Swuamund'', archaeologically attested from the 5th century. The settlement was given to the Grossmünster in the 9th century after the death of its last Alemannic owner, Picho son of Ertilo. The settlement is recorded as consisting of ten houses in 915. The Grossmünster presented the village with a church bell in 1461. During the Swiss Reformation, the first Protestant pastor in Schwammendingen, Hans Schmid, took office in 1526. Schwamendingen and Oerlikon (Zürich), Oerlikon became independent municipalities in 1872. These were incorporated into th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bilevel Rail Car
A bilevel car (American English) or double-decker coach (British English and Canadian English) is a type of Passenger railroad car, rail car that has two levels of passenger accommodation as opposed to one, increasing passenger capacity (up to 57% per car in extreme cases). The use of double-decker carriages, where feasible, can resolve capacity problems on a railroad, avoiding other options which have an associated infrastructure cost such as longer trains (which require longer station platforms), more trains per hour (which the signalling or safety requirements may not allow) or adding extra tracks besides the existing line. Double deck trains are claimed to be more energy efficient, and may have a lower operating cost per passenger. A bi-level car may carry up to about twice as many as a normal car, if structure gauge, structure and loading gauges permit, without requiring double the weight to pull or material to build. However, a bi-level train may take longer to exchange ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schwerzenbach
Schwerzenbach is a municipality in the district of Uster in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland, and belongs to the Glatt Valley (German: ''Glattal''). The municipality was first mentioned in year 1064 as ''Swerzenbach''. Geography Schwerzenbach has an area of . Of this area, 40.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 6.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 38.5% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (14%) is non-productive (rivers, etc.). housing and buildings made up 26.9% of the total area, while transportation infrastructure made up the rest (11.7%). Of the total unproductive area, water (streams and lakes) made up 1.1% of the area. 39.8% of the total municipal area was undergoing some type of construction. Politics Mayor is Thomas Weber (independent, 2014). Demographics Schwerzenbach has a population (as of ) of . , 18.4% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. the gender distribution of the population was 49.3% male and 50.7% female. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zürich Seebach
Zurich (; ) is the list of cities in Switzerland, largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is in north-central Switzerland, at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich. , the municipality had 448,664 inhabitants. The Urban agglomeration, urban area was home to 1.45 million people (2020), while the Zurich Metropolitan Area, Zurich metropolitan area had a total population of 2.1 million (2020). Zurich is a hub for railways, roads, and air traffic. Both Zurich Airport and Zürich Hauptbahnhof, Zurich's main railway station are the largest and busiest in the country. Permanently settled for over 2,000 years, Zurich was founded by the Roman Empire, Romans, who called it '. However, early settlements have been found dating back more than 6,400 years (although this only indicates human presence in the area and not the presence of a town that early). During the Middle Ages, Zurich gained the independent and privileged status of imperial immediacy and, in 1519 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coat Of Arms
A coat of arms is a heraldry, heraldic communication design, visual design on an escutcheon (heraldry), escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard (the last two being outer garments), originating in Europe. The coat of arms on an escutcheon forms the central element of the full achievement (heraldry), heraldic achievement, which in its whole consists of a shield, supporters, a crest (heraldry), crest, and a motto. A coat of arms is traditionally unique to the armiger (e.g. an individual person, family, state, organization, school or corporation). The term "coat of arms" itself, describing in modern times just the heraldic design, originates from the description of the entire medieval chainmail "surcoat" garment used in combat or preparation for the latter. Roll of arms, Rolls of arms are collections of many coats of arms, and since the early Modern Age centuries, they have been a source of information for public showing and tracing the membership of a nobility, noble family, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canton Of Zurich
The canton of Zurich is an administrative unit (Swiss canton, canton) of Switzerland, situated in the northeastern part of the country. With a population of (as of ), it is the most populous canton of Switzerland. Zurich is the ''de facto'' Capital city, capital of the canton, but is not specifically mentioned in the constitution. The Languages of Switzerland, official language is German language, German. The local Swiss German dialect, called ''Züritüütsch'', is commonly spoken. The canton has the highest Human Development Index score (0.994) List of subnational entities with the highest and lowest Human Development Index#Regions with the highest and lowest HDI, out of 1,790 subnational regions as of 2022. It is also a global Financial centre, financial center and has the List of Swiss cantons by GRP, fourth-highest GRP in Switzerland behind Basel-Stadt, Canton of Zug, Zug and Geneva canton, Geneva by GDP per capita. History Early history The prehistoric pile dwellings ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yverdon-les-Bains
Yverdon-les-Bains () (called Eburodunum and Ebredunum during the Ancient Rome, Roman era) is a municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Jura-North Vaudois District, Jura-Nord vaudois of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is the seat of the district. The population of Yverdon-les-Bains, , was . Yverdon is located in the heart of a natural setting formed by the Jura Mountains, Jura mountains, the plains of the Orbe, the hills of the Broye and Lake Neuchâtel. It is the second most important town in the Canton of Vaud. It is known for its Hot spring, thermal springs and is an important regional centre for commerce and tourism. It was awarded the Wakker Prize in 2009 for the way the city handled and developed the public areas and connected the old city with Lake Neuchâtel. History The heights nearby Yverdon seem to have been settled at least since the Neolithic, Neolithic Age about 5000 BCE, as present archeological evidence shows. The town was at that t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn
The ''Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn AG'' () – commonly abbreviated to SZU – is a public transport company and network in the Cantons of Switzerland, Swiss canton of canton of Zurich, Zurich. The network comprises the Uetliberg railway line, Uetliberg and Sihltal railway line, Sihltal railway lines, operated by S-Bahn services Zurich S-Bahn, S4 and S10, a Luftseilbahn Adliswil-Felsenegg, cable car and several bus services of Zimmerbergbus. The SZU is jointly owned by the city of Zurich (32.6%), the municipalities of Adliswil, Langnau am Albis, Horgen, Thalwil and Uitikon (6.8%), the Canton of Zürich (23.8%), the Federal administration of Switzerland, federal government (27.8%), and other parties (9%). It is constituted as an Aktiengesellschaft (AG) or public company. History The history of the SZU dates back to two separate companies, which built the two railways that now make up the SZU. The first of these companies was the (), which opened its line from Zurich Selnau rai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SNCF
The Société nationale des chemins de fer français (, , SNCF ) is France's national State-owned enterprise, state-owned railway company. Founded in 1938, it operates the Rail transport in France, country's national rail traffic along with that of Monaco, including the TGV, on France's high-speed rail network. Its functions include operation of railway services for passengers and freight (through its subsidiaries SNCF Voyageurs and Rail Logistics Europe), as well as maintenance and signalling of rail infrastructure (SNCF#Divisions, SNCF Réseau). The railway network consists of about of route, of which are high-speed lines and electrified. About 14,000 trains are operated daily. In 2010 the SNCF was ranked 22nd in France and 214th globally on the Fortune Global 500, ''Fortune'' Global 500 list. It is the main business of the SNCF Group, which in 2020 had €30 billion of sales in 120 countries. The SNCF Group employs more than 275,000 employees in France and around the worl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voiture De Banlieue à 2 Niveaux
The Voiture de banlieue à 2 niveaux (), shortened to VB2N, is a type of double-deck passenger railcar used on Transilien, the commuter rail network in the Île-de-France region of France. The cars are unpowered and designed to be paired with an electric locomotive. The coaches, built from 1974, are the successors of the Chemins de Fer de l'État's 1933 built Voiture État à 2 étages. They are currently in use on Line J of the Transilien network. They were previously used on RER lines C and D, Transilien lines H and K as well as services between Gare de l'Est and Tournan station, which became the RER E. Since 2012, the VB 2N trains have been shifted from busier RER and Transilien lines to less busy routes on Transilien network as new equipment comes online, most notably the single-level Z 50000 and double-deck Regio 2N (Z 57000) trainsets. The VB 2N trains are scheduled to be retired. Description The VB 2Ns are designed to be used in push-pull mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
