Power type Diesel engine Total produced 92 UIC class C'C' | Builder Alsthom, SACM AAR wheel arr. C-C | |
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Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||
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.
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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.
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
SNCF Class CC 72000 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA