SNCB Class 62

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Class 62

NMBS/SNCB Class 62 loco 6276 at Ostend station, 13 February 1980.
Specifications
Power type Diesel
Builder BN/ACEC
Build date 1961-1966
Total produced 136
AAR wheel arr. Bo-Bo
Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in)
Driver diameter 1,010 mm (40 in)
Length 16.79 m (55 ft 1 in)
Weight on drivers 9.8 t
Locomotive weight 78.6 t
Fuel type Diesel
Prime mover GM 12-576C
Transmission Electric (ACEC)
Top speed 120 km/h (75 mph)
Power output 1030 kW
Tractive effort 212 kN
Career
Railroad(s) SNCB/NMBS
Class 62
Number in class 81
Number 6201-6333, 6391-6393

The SNCB Class 62 is a SNCB diesel locomotive.

Class 62 Locomotives

These diesels can be found all over Belgium. 5 have been sold on to ACTS in the Netherlands by SNCB.

4 units (6225, 6227, 6313 and 6324) are outfitted with TBL2 signaling and a Scharfenberg coupler. This is for hauling broken-down or unpowered TGVs on line 2. They display the letters "TBL2" on the nose.

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