SNCB Class 27
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Class 27 | |
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Electric locomotive No 2753 of the Belgian railways, Ostend train station. 25 May 2006. | |
Specifications | |
Power type | Electric |
Builder | BN/ACEC |
Build date | 1981-1984 |
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 | 85 t |
Electric system(s) | 3000V DC |
Current collection method | Pantograph |
Top speed | 160 km/h |
Power output | 4150 kW |
Tractive effort | 234 kN |
Career | |
Railroad(s) | SNCB/NMBS |
Class | 27 |
Number in class | 60 |
Number | 2701-2760 |
Delivered | 1981-1984 |
Class 27 locomotives are the staple power for SNCB/NMBS. They work all over the electrified lines including the occasional trip through to Luxembourg.
Locomotive 2711 currently has the world record for the logest passenger train ever pulled by a single locomotive. The record was set on 27th of April 1991, when the locomotive pulled 70 carriages from Ghent to Ostend.[1][2]
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