SNCF Class A1AA1A 68500

SNCF Class A1AA1A 68500
Picture of diesel locomotive
A1AAIA 68515 at Vesoul
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel-electric
BuilderCAFL/CEM/SACM/Fives-Lille
Build date1964–1968
Number rebuilt5
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • UICA1A-A1A
 • CommonwealthA1A-A1A
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Wheel diameter1,250 mm (49 in)
Length17.920 m (58 ft 9.5 in)
Loco weight102 t (100 long tons; 112 short tons)
Fuel typeDiesel
Prime moverAGO 12DSHR
TransmissionElectric
Performance figures
Maximum speed130 km/h (81 mph)
Power output1,985 kW (2,662 hp)
Tractive effort298 kN (67,000 lbf)
Career
OperatorsSNCF
ClassA1AA1A 68500
Number in class29
NumbersA1AA1A 68501–A1AA1A 68529

The SNCF Class A1AA1A 68500 is a class of 28 mixed traffic diesel locomotives originally intended for operating main line freight services on the Paris – Chalindrey – Belfort route. They are similar to the Class A1AA1A 68000 but with an AGO engine rather than the Sulzer fitted to the latter. 5 members of the class were rebuilt as A1AA1A 68000 by replacing the AGO prime mover with Sulzer engines, thought to be those formerly used in the BR Class 48 locomotives, D1702–1706.[1] Subsequently, 13 members of the class 68000 were rebuilt as 68500 in 1993. The last was withdrawn from traffic in July 2011.[2]

References

  1. ^ Garvin, Brian; Fox, Peter; Appleby, Chris (1986). SNCF/French National Railways. Sheffield: Platform Five. p. 51. ISBN 0-906579-62-7.
  2. ^ van Uden, Marco. "SNCF withdrawn diesel locomotives". Railfan Europe. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
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