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The Crocodile \u2013 Technical data sheet :<\/h1>\n

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The Crocodile \u2013 Technical data sheet :<\/strong>
Ge 4\/4 21 (formerly Te 4\/4 21)<\/p>\n

Year of commissioning :<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tare weight :<\/strong>
41 tonnes<\/p>\n

Height :<\/strong>
3,985 metres<\/p>\n

width :<\/strong>
2,68 metres<\/p>\n

Length :<\/strong>
12,875 metres<\/p>\n

Maximum speed :
55 kilometres per hour<\/p>\n

Total power :<\/strong>
515 kW<\/p>\n

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Plan of the Te 4\/4 21 (source: G. Scholz)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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This vehicle was entirely built by the Yverdon \u2013 Sainte-Croix railway company (now TRAVYS SA). It is equipped with a regenerative electric brake and a Charmilles Westinghouse pneumatic brake. <\/p>\n

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The Ge 4\/4 21 at Baulmes station in 1974 (photo: G. Hadorn)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Ge 4\/4 21 and the \u201cLa Traverse\u201d coach near Vuiteboeuf in 2018 (photo: N. di Martino)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Ge 4\/4 21 locomotive is a unique and exceptional machine. It has been running for 75 years (1950\u20132025) on the TRAVYS network, between Yverdon and Sainte-Croix.<\/p>\n

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This vehicle was built entirely by the Yverdon\u2013Sainte-Croix railway company (now TRAVYS SA). It is equipped with an electric regenerative brake and a Charmilles Westinghouse pneumatic brake.<\/p>\n

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The Ars 36 coach \u201cLa Traverse\u201d was put into service in 1913 by the Rhaetian Railway.<\/p>\n

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The Ars 36 coach \u201cLa Traverse\u201d is a former passenger coach taken over by TRAVYS.<\/p>\n

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