Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The Brig-Visp-Zermatt-Bahn ABDeh 8/8, now known as the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn ABDeh 8/8, is a three member class of metre gauge, rack rail, electric multiple units operated until 2002 by the Brig-Visp-Zermatt-Bahn (BVZ), and since then by its successor, the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn (MGB), in the Canton of Valais, Switzerland.The class is so named under the Swiss locomotive and railcar classification system. According to that system, ABDeh 8/8 denotes an electric railcar with first and second class compartments, a baggage compartment, and a total of eight axles, all of which are drive axles fitted with cogwheels for rack rail operation.The class entered the BVZ fleet in 1965. All of its members were rebuilt in 1985-88, and again in 1999. They are presently used on peak period Zermatt Shuttle trains, and as reserve vehicles.. }
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- 8 abstract "The Brig-Visp-Zermatt-Bahn ABDeh 8/8, now known as the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn ABDeh 8/8, is a three member class of metre gauge, rack rail, electric multiple units operated until 2002 by the Brig-Visp-Zermatt-Bahn (BVZ), and since then by its successor, the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn (MGB), in the Canton of Valais, Switzerland.The class is so named under the Swiss locomotive and railcar classification system. According to that system, ABDeh 8/8 denotes an electric railcar with first and second class compartments, a baggage compartment, and a total of eight axles, all of which are drive axles fitted with cogwheels for rack rail operation.The class entered the BVZ fleet in 1965. All of its members were rebuilt in 1985-88, and again in 1999. They are presently used on peak period Zermatt Shuttle trains, and as reserve vehicles.".