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SBB system and immediately started construction of the overhead lines and traction equipment. The network was electrified within only ten months and electrical operations were started at the timetable change on 15 May 1939. The electricity was available from the Etzel works of the SBB. Because the
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In order to improve its position at the start of the emerging public transport competition, discussions were held in 2002 for a merger with the BT, leading to a retroactive merger on 1 January 2001 to form the new
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Although the Südostbahn with its 5.0% gradients was ideal for electric operation, it was not until 1938 that financing could be secured for it. The company opted for the
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eight CFZe 4/4 and BCFZe 4/4 railcars that had been ordered had not yet been delivered, the SOB had to rely on electric traction supplied by the SBB and the
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Until the electrification of the line, the line was fairly busy and the SOB operated all services, although some pilgrimage and winter sports trains were hauled by
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The Pfäffikon SZ–Arth-Goldau line was the only line built by the Südostbahn. The adjoining sections were taken over from its two predecessor companies.
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The Südostbahn worked with BT and SBB from the start of electrical operation. There were direct trains from
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because of the large gradients. The winter sports and pilgrimage trains required up to four locomotives.
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signed a merger agreement with the ZGB, the WE and an initiative committee for a line from Pfäffikon to
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Five steam locomotives of the Südostbahn at
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traffic. A serious accident occurred during trials and the line ended up being operated as a normal
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had operated at a grade of more than 7.0% since 1875, the WE wanted to use a system called the
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Since the merger with the
Bodensee-Toggenburg Railway, which can only be reached via the
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Original share of the Swiss
Southeastern Railway worth 500 francs from 1 January 1890
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748:(SOB), which also took over the company. On 8 August 1891, it was able to open the
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ABe 4/4 5 (formerly CFZe 4/4 12) power car with a passenger train in
Biberbrugg.
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from
Rapperswil to Pfäffikon in 1878. Operations were contracted to the
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838:(SOB) based in St. Gallen. The two workshops in Samstagern and
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from 1945 and some included a dining car. This was called the
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bahndaten.ch. Daten zu den
Schweizer Eisenbahnen 1847–1920
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1055:(in German). Via Storia, Zentrum für Verkehrsgeschichte
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Double track was put into operation on the
Samstagern–
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Pfäffikon–Samstagern and
Biberbrugg–Arth-Goldau lines
916:Pfäffikon SZ–Samstagern and Biberbrugg–Arth-Goldau
716:(ZGB) opened the railway line via the newly built
1047:Frey, Thomas; Schiedt, Hans-Ulrich, eds. (2018).
1007:]. Schweers + Wall. 2012. pp. 13, 22–3.
821:The numerous special services often required SOB
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609:(Lake Zürich-Gotthard Railway) and operated the
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1089:Schienennetz Schweiz und Bahnprofil Schweiz CH+
1049:"Zürichsee–Gotthardbahn (Rapperswil–Pfäffikon)"
795:to Arth-Goldau, some of which were extended to
669:(Wädenswil-Einsiedeln Railway; WE) opened the
601:. It was created in 1890 by the merger of the
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1070:Die Südostbahn – Geschichte einer Privatbahn
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829:Merger with the Bodensee-Toggenburg railway
801:Direkte Linie Nordostschweiz–Zentralschweiz
1072:(in German). Zürich: Orell Füssli Verlag.
874:Wädenswil–Samstagern–Einsiedeln–Einsiedeln
673:in 1877 to open up the pilgrimage site of
1131:Railway companies disestablished in 2001
1116:Defunct railway companies of Switzerland
1068:Oswald, Gerhard; Michel, Kaspar (1991).
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30:BDe 4/4 58 Push-pull train between
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19:Swiss Southeast Railway (original)
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1091:(in German). Zürich: AS Verlag.
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571:Source: Swiss railway atlas
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726:Vereinigte Schweizerbahnen
699:Schweizerische Nordostbahn
695:Swiss Northeastern Railway
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759:(SBB) steam locomotives.
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638:Bodensee-Toggenburg-Bahn
1087:Wägli, Hans G. (2010).
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895:Rapperswil–Pfäffikon SZ
402:Schindellegi-Feusisberg
1001:Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz
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757:Swiss Federal Railways
714:Zürichsee–Gotthardbahn
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683:Walzenradsystems Wetli
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607:Zürichsee–Gotthardbahn
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978:(southern network).
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123:AC overhead catenary
1005:Swiss railway atlas
763:Electric operations
595:Central Switzerland
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738:Arth-Goldau
622:Arth-Goldau
540:Arth-Goldau
80:Track gauge
71:Line length
58:Line number
48:Native name
1110:Categories
1059:10 January
982:References
962:Feusisberg
878:1 May 1877
793:St. Gallen
742:Samstagern
734:Biberbrugg
675:Einsiedeln
642:Südostbahn
630:Einsiedeln
618:Rapperswil
510:Einsiedeln
447:Biberbrugg
372:Samstagern
210:Rapperswil
32:Biberbrugg
987:Footnotes
626:Wädenswil
599:Wädenswil
301:Wädenswil
143:Route map
66:Technical
862:Built by
816:-Express
701:; NOB).
624:and the
605:and the
103: in
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43:Overview
1041:Sources
976:Südnetz
856:Section
840:Herisau
814:Gipfeli
797:Lucerne
788:; BT).
718:Seedamm
687:pilgrim
648:History
616:on the
238:Seedamm
98:⁄
36:Altmatt
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377:629 m
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1093:ISBN
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