SBB-CFF-FFS Re 460

The Re 460 (popularly known as the Lok 2000) series are modern four-axle electric multipurpose locomotives of the Swiss Federal Railways. The Lok 2000-family locomotives are the last mainline locomotives to be quasi fully developed and produced by Swiss companies. Locomotive construction in Switzerland has since been largely discontinued for economic reasons. Only Stadler Rail still manufactures shunting and rack railway locomotives in the country.

Assignment
The series was introduced as part of the Rail 2000 project, a massive project to modernise and improve the capacity of Switzerland's railways.

Upon their entry into service in the early 1990s, they replaced the, Ae 4/7, and series units, and displaced many of the Re 4/4II series into lesser duties.

When SBB was split up on 1 September 1999, Re 460 079–118 were assigned to the freight division, later becoming SBB Cargo. It was seen as an advantage to use all Re 460, which had been designed for 200 km/h, for passenger service. The passenger division passed the Re 6/6 to SBB Cargo and bought 079–095 on 1 January 2003, 096–102 in 2004, and the rest in 2005.

While originally designed as a multipurpose locomotive, they are now used for passenger services only, often in conjunction with the IC 2000 double-decker or trainsets (often used to pull InterCity and InterRegio trains in German and French language areas). Their freight role has been assumed by Re 482s.

They are maintained at Yverdon.

Advertising
Due in part to their large, mainly flat bodysides, Swiss Federal Railways were approached early on with requests for the Re 460 to be used as mobile advertising hoardings. Despite opposition from some quarters, the money that could be earned swayed the decision, and the first such locomotive, Re 460 015 was unveiled in 1994 in Agfa livery. Today no other loco type in Switzerland carries so many different liveries.

Naming
Almost all Re 460 locomotives are named, with the names being applied below the cab window at one end.

List of names:


 * Re 460 000	Grauholz
 * Re 460 001	Lötschberg
 * Re 460 002	Seeland
 * Re 460 003	Millieu du Monde
 * Re 460 004	Uetliberg
 * Re 460 005	Val d'Anniviers
 * Re 460 006	Lavaux
 * Re 460 007	Junior
 * Re 460 008	La Gruyère
 * Re 460 009	Le jet d´eau
 * Re 460 010	Löwenberg
 * Re 460 011	Léman
 * Re 460 012	Erguël
 * Re 460 013	Nord Vaudois
 * Re 460 014	Val du Trient
 * Re 460 015	Dübendorf II
 * Re 460 016	Rohrdorferberg Reusstal
 * Re 460 017	Les Diablerets
 * Re 460 018	—
 * Re 460 019	Terre Sainte
 * Re 460 020	Idée suisse
 * Re 460 021	—
 * Re 460 022	Sihl
 * Re 460 023	Wankdorf
 * Re 460 024	Rheintal
 * Re 460 025	Striegel
 * Re 460 026	Fricktal
 * Re 460 027	Joggeli
 * Re 460 028	Seetal
 * Re 460 029	Eulach
 * Re 460 030	Säntis
 * Re 460 031	Chaumont
 * Re 460 032	—
 * Re 460 033	—
 * Re 460 034	Aare
 * Re 460 035	—
 * Re 460 036	Franches-Montagnes
 * Re 460 037	Sempacher See
 * Re 460 038	Hauenstein
 * Re 460 039	Rochers de Naye
 * Re 460 040	Napf
 * Re 460 041	Mendrisiotto
 * Re 460 042	Albis
 * Re 460 043	Dreispitz
 * Re 460 044	Zugerland
 * Re 460 045	Rigi
 * Re 460 046	Polmengo
 * Re 460 047	Maderanertal
 * Re 460 048	Züri Wyland
 * Re 460 049	Pfannenstiel
 * Re 460 050	Züspa
 * Re 460 051	Staffelegg
 * Re 460 052	Eigenamt
 * Re 460 053	Suhrental
 * Re 460 054	Dreiländereck
 * Re 460 055	Lillehammer
 * Re 460 056	—
 * Re 460 057	Val-de-Ruz
 * Re 460 058	La Côte
 * Re 460 059	La Béroche
 * Re 460 060	Val-de-Travers
 * Re 460 061	Wiggertal
 * Re 460 062	Ergolz
 * Re 460 063	Brunegg
 * Re 460 064	Mythen
 * Re 460 065	Rotsee
 * Re 460 066	Finse
 * Re 460 067	Hohle Gasse
 * Re 460 068	Gütsch
 * Re 460 069	Verkehrshaus
 * Re 460 070	—
 * Re 460 071	Mittelland
 * Re 460 072	Reuss
 * Re 460 073	Monte Ceneri
 * Re 460 074	—
 * Re 460 075	Schafmatt
 * Re 460 076	Leventina
 * Re 460 077	Chunnel
 * Re 460 078	Monte Generoso
 * Re 460 079	Weissenstein
 * Re 460 080	Tre Valli
 * Re 460 081	Pfänder
 * Re 460 082	Ceresio
 * Re 460 083	—
 * Re 460 084	Helvetia (from 12 September 2006 to August 2007: Neftenbach)
 * Re 460 085	Pilatus
 * Re 460 086	Ägerisee
 * Re 460 087	Säuliamt
 * Re 460 088	Limmat
 * Re 460 089	Freiamt
 * Re 460 090	Goffersberg
 * Re 460 091	Werdenberg
 * Re 460 092	Fridolin
 * Re 460 093	Rhein
 * Re 460 094	Rhätia
 * Re 460 095	Bachtel
 * Re 460 096	Furttal
 * Re 460 097	Studenland
 * Re 460 098	Balsberg
 * Re 460 099	Bodensee
 * Re 460 100	Tösstal
 * Re 460 101	Bözberg
 * Re 460 102	Lägern
 * Re 460 103	Heitersberg
 * Re 460 104	Toggenburg
 * Re 460 105	Fürstenland
 * Re 460 106	Munot
 * Re 460 107	Glärnisch
 * Re 460 108	Engadin
 * Re 460 109	Alpstein
 * Re 460 110	Mariaberg
 * Re 460 111	Kempt
 * Re 460 112	Thurtal
 * Re 460 113	Irchel
 * Re 460 114	Circus Knie
 * Re 460 115	Heidiland
 * Re 460 116	Ostschweiz
 * Re 460 117	Zürichsee
 * Re 460 118	Gotthard / Gottardo


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 * + List of alternate names due to special liveries
 * Roger || 2008 || National Suisse / Roger Federer
 * FORTICO || 21 Jun 1996 – 30 Oct 1997 || Holderbank Cement: HCB
 * uf u dervo || 27 Jun 2004 – 9 Oct 2006 || Schweizer Radio DRS III
 * TRAMONT || 11 Apr 1997 – 27 May 1998 || ABB / Adtranz I-V
 * Louis Danzas || 23 Jan 1995 – 17 Apr 1997 || Danzas AG
 * Leutschenbach I || 22 Jan 2005 – 5 Oct 2005 || Schweizer Fernsehen SF DRS II
 * Miele || 17 Aug 1995 – 4 Nov 1996 || Miele: Miele Schweizer- und Euronorm
 * idée suisse || 24 Mar 1999 – unknown || SRG SSR idée suisse
 * Lovely || 4 Oct 1995 – 26 Mar 1997 || ZVSM: Milch. Die natürliche Energie
 * Doris Leuthard || 22 Jun 2006 – unknown || Zugkraft Aargau II
 * Leutschenbach II || 6 Jan 1997 – 18 Oct 2005 || Schweizer Fernsehen SF DRS Leutschenbach II
 * Ascolino || 2 Sep 1996 – 31 Oct 1997 || Ascom verbindet Menschen
 * Roger || 2015 || Helvetia Insurance / Roger Federer
 * Helen Lüthi || 20 Apr 2002 – 5 Sep 2005 || 100 Jahre SBB 1902–2002
 * Leutschenbach I || 6 Jan 1997 – 5 Aug 2004 || Schweizer Fernsehen SF DRS Leutschenbach I
 * DRS 1 || 12 May 2004 – 10 May 2007 || Schweizer Radio DRS 1
 * Morgestraich || 5 Oct 1999 – 15 Mar 2004 || ChemOil Logistics AG
 * Stein am Rhein || 30 Mar 2004 – 20 Jul 2005 || 25 Jahre Verkehrsclub der Schweiz
 * Magic Ticket || 2 Jun 2004 – unknown || SBB: Magic Ticket – Hopp Schwiiz
 * }

Accidents and incidents
On 20 February 2015, locomotive No. 460 087-0 was involved in a collision with S-Bahn Class 514 electric multiple unit 514 146–2 at Rafz.

BLS
Swiss company BLS operates 18 similar locomotives, designated Re 465. These locomotives have efficiency modifications, slightly higher power output and tractive effort and individual axle control rather than individual bogie control, but are otherwise identical to the Re 460. Numbered 001–018, all are named. These locomotives are used for both passenger and freight duties by BLS.



List of names:
 * 001 Simplon/Sempione/Adler/Staatswappen Schweiz/Italien/BLS AplTransit/Lötschberg
 * 002 Gornergrat
 * 003 Jungfraujoch–Seespiele
 * 004 Mittelallalin-Valaistourisme
 * 005 Niesen
 * 006 Lauchernalp
 * 007 Schilthorn
 * 008 Niederhorn
 * 009 Napf
 * 010 Mont Vully
 * 011 Wisenberg
 * 012 Euro Tunnel
 * 013 Stockhorn
 * 014 Spalenberg
 * 015 Vue-des-Alpes
 * 016 Centovalli
 * 017 Schrattenflue
 * 018 Brienz Rothorn Bahn

Usage abroad
The MTR Corporation of Hong Kong also operates two Lok2000 variants for its cross-boundary service from Kowloon, Hong Kong, to Guangzhou, China. They were introduced in 1998 when the service was operated by the KCRC; accordingly, the train is called the KTT, which stands for "KCR Through Train". These long-distance trains have ten double-deck carriages and are equipped with knuckle couplers, instead of buffers and chain couplers. While the train has two locomotives, it is not operated in push-pull mode.



The 46 Sr2 locomotives of VR (Finnish Railways) are closely based on the Re 460, as are the 22 NSB El 18 class used by Vy of Norway. Indian Railways' WAP-5 electric locomotives are also based on the Re 460. The shape of the modified version of China Railways SS9 electric locomotives is similar to Re 460.