configuration). Like the ABDeh 6/6, the ABDeh 8/8 has a second class compartment at the middle end of each car body. All three members of the class have a drive shaft with angled axle drive. In another departure from the ABDeh 6/6 configuration, the transformer in each vehicle is mounted under the floor, instead of above the entry platforms. Service history After entering service in 1965, the three ABDeh 8/8 class vehicles generally operated successfully. However, in 1980 their rubber springing, which had been responsible for causing frequent derailments, was replaced by flexicoil suspensions. In 1985-88, the ABDeh 8/8s were rebuilt for use on shuttle train services. From then until the end of 2005, they were put to use on regular Zermatt shuttle trains. These trains linked, and still link, Zermatt railway station, which serves the car-free mountaineering and ski resort of Zermatt, with Täsch railway station, where there is a large parking station for people travelling to or from Zermatt by road vehicle. From 2005 until 2014, the ABDeh 8/8s had been used on peak period Zermatt Shuttle trains, and as reserve vehicles. The delivery of the modern Stadler railcars has allowed the gradual withdrawal of these units, the last one being taken out of service in 2014. References External links Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn This article is based upon a translation of the German language version as at August 2010. The original authors can be seen here. Multiple units of Switzerland Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn multiple units