SNCB Class 51

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Class 51

Farewell trip of Class 51, 2003,09-13
Specifications
Power type Diesel
Builder Cockerill
Build date 1961-1963
Total produced 93
AAR wheel arr. Co-Co
Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Driver diameter 1,010 mm (40 in)
Length 20.16 m (66 ft 2 in)
Weight on drivers 9.75 t
Locomotive weight 117 t
Fuel type Diesel
Transmission Electric (ACEC)
Top speed 120 km/h (75 mph)
Power output 1450 kW
Tractive effort 272 kN
Career
Railroad(s) SNCB/NMBS
Class 51
Number in class 0 All withdrawn

The SNCB Class 51 is a class of diesel locomotive formerly used in Belgium.

Disposition

No class 51s remain in service with NMBS/SNCB although a number have been preserved.[1]

  • 5117 PFT
  • 5120 CFV3V
  • 5128 PFT
  • 5149 PFT
  • 5166 SNCB, Schaarbeek Depot
  • 5183 PFT

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Locomotives of the NMBS/SNCB
Electric locomotives
Single System : 3000 V DC
Dual System : 1500, 3000 V DC
Dual system : 3000 V DC, 25 kV 50 Hz AC
Triple System : 1500, 3000 V DC, 25 kV 50 Hz AC
Quadruple System : 1500, 3000 V DC,
25 kV 50 Hz & 15 kV 16⅔Hz AC
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References

  1. ↑ Haydock, David; Fox, Peter & Garvin, Brian (2008). European Handbook No. 1 Benelux Railways Locomotives & Coaching Stock (Fifth Edition ed.). Sheffield, UK: Platform 5 Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978 1 902336 64 0. 
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