SNCB Class 21

Class 21
2130 at Ostend station, 25 May 2006.
Power type Electric
Builder BN/ACEC
Build date 1984-1987
Total produced 60
AAR wheel arr. Bo-Bo
Gauge 1435 mm
Driver diameter 1250 mm
Length 18.65 m
Width 2.91 m
Height 4.22 m
Weight on drivers 10.5 t
Locomotive weight 84 t
Electric system 3000V DC
Current collection
method
Pantograph
Power output 3000 kW
Career SNCB/NMBS
Class 21
Number in class 60
Number 2101-2160

Class 21 Locomotives

These locomotives, although lower in power, work interchangeably with class 27s. They haul both passenger and freight trains, often in push-pull mode.

During 1993 locomotive 2130 was converted for use as a test bed for class 13 development. It was renumbered 1901 for a time. Subsequently in 2001, it has been restored to standard condition and regained its 2130 number.

See also