SNCF Class CC 72000
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CC 72029 at Cité du Train, Mulhouse on 15 August 2013. The "4" in front of the number indicates that it is a freight sector locomotive | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The SNCF Class CC 72000 was a class of C-C diesel locomotives. Ninety-two locomotives were built by Alsthom between 1967 and 1974. They were numbered CC 72001 to 72092.
Powertrain
Each locomotive had one SACM 16 cylinder four-stroke diesel engine of 3,550 horsepower (2,650 KW) driving an alternator whose output was rectified by silicon rectifiers. There were two traction motors, each mounted on a 3-axle monomotor bogie with two-speed gearing. [1]
Rebuilding
Thirty locomotives were rebuilt with SEMT Pielstick engines between 2002 and 2004 to form SNCF Class CC 72100. They are numbers: 21, 30, 37–41, 43, 45, 47, 48, 51, 56–60, 63, 66, 68, 72, 75–80, 82, 86, 89–90.
Preservation
CC 72029 is preserved at Cité du Train, Mulhouse.
References
- ↑ "The Illustrated Directory of Trains of the World - Brian Hollingsworth - Google Books". Books.google.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-03-30.
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