The APE 4.80 is a passenger trailer wagon and was built by the Swiss manufacturer Gebrüder Moser + Cie and Ramseier & Jenzer + Cie, both in

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, for the Zugerland Verkehrsbetriebe (ZVB).

History and development

Construction of the first wagons started in 1961, with Ramseier & Jenzer + Cie handling the manufacturing. In 1963, ZVB had more than ten APE 4.80 passenger trailers. In the Zugerland transport companies ZVB (

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: Zugerland Verkehrsbetrieben), the APE 4.80 were mainly used on the mountain lines

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- Ägeri (line 1) and Zug-

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(line 2) with Saurer 5 DUK buses. This first batch of APE 4.80 passenger trailers had the same blue color as the Saurer DUK 5 busses. Around 1975/76, together with the orange-colored FBW buses (manufacturer designation FBW 91U EU4A), eight new trailers were also produced and delivered in orange color. All APE 4.80 units have a trailer coupling, which can be used to mount single-axle or two-axle luggage trailers AGP 3, and were designed in such a way that the entrance room at the rear also functioned as a luggage compartment, separated from the passenger compartment by sliding doors. In the first tranche, the passenger compartment was also divided into a smoking and non-smoking section by means of an intermediate wall with a door; in the second tranche, the last eight APE 4.80, they were designed with both as a non-smoking compartment. Both compartments were equipped with light brown leather seats. APE 4.80 number 28 (ex. Number 3) of the ZVB is located in the Zug depot technology history (German: Zuger Depot Technikgeschichte).

Technical specifications

* Total length * Vehicle width * Height * Seating capacity 40 * Standing places 40 * Wheelbase * Total weight * Brake control

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References

* Sandro Sigrist: ''Elektrische Strassenbahnen im Kanton Zug''. Prellbock, Leissigen 1997, {{ISBN, 3-907579-04-6 Articulated buses Full-size buses Transport in the canton of Zug