SNCB Class 55
Class 55|
NMBS/SNCB Class 55 locos 5540 & 5515 at Kinkempois depot, 21 October 2006. |
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| Power type |
Diesel |
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| Builder |
BN/ACEC/SEMG |
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| Build date |
1961-1962 |
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| Total produced |
42 |
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| Performance figures |
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| Maximum speed |
120 km/h (75 mph) |
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| Power output |
1435 kW |
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| Tractive effort |
272 kN |
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| Operators |
SNCB/NMBS |
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| Class |
55 |
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| Number in class |
23 |
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| Numbers |
Various remain in range 5501-5542 |
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| Disposition |
In service |
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The SNCB Class 55 is a 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".
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| Single System : 3000 V DC | |
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| Dual System : 1500, 3000 V DC | |
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| Dual system : 3000 V DC, 25 kV 50 Hz AC | |
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| Triple System : 1500, 3000 V DC, 25 kV 50 Hz AC | |
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Quadruple System : 1500, 3000 V DC,
25 kV 50 Hz & 15 kV 16⅔Hz AC | |
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| Shunting and short trip locos |
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- Electric locomotives of Belgium
- Diesel locomotives of Belgium
- National Railway Company of Belgium locomotives
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