# SBB E 3/3

The E 3/3 is a classification used by the Swiss Federal Railways for 0-6-0T shunting locomotives. They were originally delivered to the Swiss Central Railway and the Jura-Simplon Railway, before being absorbed into SBB in 1902, who ordered 83 more locomotives of similar design.

## Background

In 1902, the SBB inherited a total of 66 shunting steam locomotives of the E 3/3 type from its predecessor railways. Of these, three were from the United Swiss Railways (Nos. 8395–8397), 36 from the Swiss Central Railway (Nos. 8398, 8399, 8401–8425, 8581–8589 ), 16 from the Jura-Simplon Railway (Nos. 8431–8440, 8571–8576) and 11 from the Swiss Northeastern Railway (Nos. 8551–8559, 8661, 8662).
| Railway | Pre-SBB number | Built | SBB number | Location | Current number | TSI number | Status |
| SCB | F3 41 | 1901 | 8410 | Oensingen-Balsthal-Bahn (OeBB) | SCB 41 | 90 85 000 8 410-2 | Tigerli; operational |
| NOB | F3 253 | 1894 | 8551 | Private property | 8551 | 90 85 000 8 551-3 | Static display |
| NOB | F3 256 | 1894 | 8554 | Verein Historische Seethalbahn | 456 | 90 85 000 8 554-7 | Inactive |
| JS | F3 853 | 1890 | 8573 | Verein Dampfbahn Bern (VDBB) | JS 853 | 90 85 000 8 573-7 | Inactive |
| JS | F3 855 | 1890 | 8575 | Kerzers-Kallnach Railway Museum | | | Static display |

## History

The fleet of E 3/3s inherited from the SBB's predecessors were not sufficient at their task, meaning that the SBB had to procure additional locomotives in order to gradually equip all railway stations, larger stations and connecting facilities with a powerful shunting locomotive. Previously, former mainline locomotives had been used for this purpose, but they were not nearly as maneuverable.
Owing to coal shortage during the Second World War, in 1942/1943, locomotives No.8521 and 8522 were equipped with an electric boiler heating system fed from the overhead line and pantographs on the driver's cab. The electrical equipment was sourced from Brown, Boveri & Cie. and the SBB workshop in Yverdon installed the equipment on No.8521 on 13 January 1943, and on No.8522 on 11 February 1943. Both locomotives had their electrical heaters removed in July 1951 and 24 April 1953 respectively. The latter has survived into preservation, and is operational on the Sursee-Triengen Railway.
| Number | Built | Location | Current number | TSI number | Status |
| 8463 | 1904 | Club del San Gottardo (CSG) | 8463 | 90 85 000 8 463-1 | Operational |
| 8474 | 1907 | Locorama Romanshorn | 8474 | | Inactive |
| 8476 | 1907 | Dampfbahn-Verein Zürcher Oberland (DVZO) | 10 | 90 85 000 8 476-3 | Chemie-Tiger, under overhaul |
| 8479 | 1907 | Sursee-Triengen-Bahn (ST) | 5 | 90 85 000 8 479-7 | Operational |
| 8481 | 1907 | Feldschlösschen Brewery | 8481 | | Plinthed |
| 8483 | 1907 | Oensingen-Balsthal-Bahn (OeBB) | 7 | | Inactive |
| 8485 | 1907 | Historische Eisenbahn Gesellschaft (see Delémont Roundhouse) | 8485 | | Operational |
| 8487 | 1909 | Buchs SG railway station (SBB Historic) | 8487 | | Plinthed |
| 8492 | 1909 | Verein Dampfgruppe Zürich (VDZ) | 6 | 90 85 000 8 492-0 | Perlen-Tigerli, operational |
| 8494 | 1909 | Compagnie de Train à Vapeur de la Vallée de Joux (CTVJ) | 8494 | 90 85 000 8 494-6 | Operational |
| 8500 | 1910 | OeBB | 6 | | Inactive |
| 8501 | 1910 | CSG | 8501 | 90 85 000 8 501-8 | Operational |
| 8507 | 1910 | Chemin de Fer Touristique Pontarlier-Vallorbe (France) | 8507 | | Inactive |
| 8511 | 1911 | Vapeur Val-de-Travers (see Régional du Val-de-Travers) | 8511 | 90 85 000 8 511-7 | Operational |
| 8512 | 1911 | Verein Dampfgruppe Zürich (VDZ) (SBB Historic) | 8512 | | Operational |
| 8516 | 1911 | Private property | 8516 | | Inactive |
| 8518 | 1913 | DVZO | 8518 Bäretswil | 90 85 000 8 518-2 | Operational |
| 8522 | 1913 | ST | 8522 | 90 85 000 8 522-4 | Operational |
| 8523 | 1915 | CTVJ | 8523 | 90 85 000 8 523-2 | Under overhaul |
| 8527 | 1915 | Private property | 8527 | | Inactive |
| 8532 | 1915 | Kander Valley Railway (Germany) | 8532 | | Inactive |