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Class 55
NMBS/SNCB Class 55 locos 5540 & 5515 at Kinkempois depot, 21 October 2006.
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel
BuilderBN/ACEC/SEMG
Build date1961-1962
Total produced42
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • UICCo′Co′
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Driver dia.1,010 mm (39.76 in)
Length19.55 m (64 ft 2 in)
Width2.9 m
Height4.25 m
Adhesive weight9.2 t (9.1 long tons; 10.1 short tons)
Loco weight110 t (108.3 long tons; 121.3 short tons)
Fuel typeDiesel
Fuel capacity4000L 879 imp gallon (1,056 US Gallon)
Prime moverGM 16-567C
Engine typeTwo-stroke 45° V-engine diesel
AspirationTurbochargers
Cylinders16
Cylinder sizeBore x Stroke
8.5 in (216 mm) x 10 in (254 mm)
TransmissionElectric (ACEC)
Loco brakeAir
Train brakesAir
Performance figures
Maximum speed120 km/h (75 mph)
Power output1,435 kW (1,924 hp)
Tractive effort272 kN (61,000 lbf)
Career
OperatorsSNCB/NMBS
Class55
Number in class23
NumbersVarious remain in range 5501-5542
DispositionIn service

The SNCB Class 55 is a NMBS/SNCB diesel locomotive.

Six of these locomotives (5501, 5506, 5509, 5511, 5512 and 5514) are outfitted with TVM 430 signaling and a Scharfenberg coupler. This is for hauling broken-down or unpowered TGVs on line 1. They display a horizontal red band and the letters "TVM". Some locomotives are owned and used by the Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois as CFL Class 1800.

References

  1. CFL Class 1800; europeantraction, read 12 November 2020

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Quadruple System : 1500, 3000 V DC,
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