Belgian Railways Class 55

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Class 55
5540-5515 at Kinkempois.jpg
NMBS/SNCB Class 55 locos 5540 & 5515 at Kinkempois depot, 21 October 2006.
Type and origin
Power type Diesel
Builder BN/ACEC/SEMG
Build date1961-1962
Total produced42
Specifications
Configuration:
   UIC Co′Co′
Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 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 weight 9.2 t (9.1 long tons; 10.1 short tons)
Loco weight110 t (108.3 long tons; 121.3 short tons)
Fuel type Diesel
Fuel capacity4000L 879 imp gallon (1,056 US Gallon)
Prime mover GM 16-567C
Engine type Two-stroke 45° V-engine diesel
Aspiration Turbochargers
Cylinders 16
Cylinder size Bore x Stroke
8.5 in (216 mm) x 10 in (254 mm)
TransmissionElectric (ACEC)
Loco brake Air
Train brakes Air
Performance figures
Maximum speed120 km/h (75 mph)
Power output1,435 kW (1,924 hp)
Tractive effort 272 kN (61,000 lbf)
Career
Operators SNCB/NMBS
Class 55
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. [1]

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References

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