SNCB Class 18 (Siemens)
HLE 18, HLE 19 | |
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1857 at Brugge-Sint-Pieters railway station. | |
Type and origin | |
Power type | Electric |
Builder | Siemens |
Model | EuroSprinter ES60U3 |
Build date |
first 60 : 2008-2010[1] second 60 : 2010-2011[1] |
Specifications | |
UIC classification | Bo'Bo' |
Gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
Wheel diameter | 1,250 mm (49 in) |
Length | 19,580 mm (64 ft 3 in) |
Locomotive weight | 88 t |
Electric system(s) |
3,000 V DC 1,500 V DC 25 kV 50 Hz AC |
Current collection method | 2 Pantographs (3 kV or 25 kV 50 Hz) |
Performance figures | |
Maximum speed | 200 km/h (120 mph) |
Power output |
25kV AC, or 3kV continuous 5 MW[2] peak 6MW for 20min.[2] 1.5kV 2.4[2]/2.5[3]/3MW[4] |
Tractive effort |
300 kN @ 0 km/h[2] 250 kN @ 72 km/h[2] |
Locomotive brake | disc brakes, rheostatic/regenerative electrical braking |
Locomotive brakeforce |
150 kN max[3] regenerative braking power 2.4 MW under 3 kV, 5MW under 25kV AC and 3kV DC.[2] rheostatic braking power 2.6MW under 3kV or 1.5kV DC.[2] |
Train brakes | pneumatic |
Safety systems | ETCS 1 and 2, Memor, KVB, TBL1, TBL1+, TBL2, ATB-EG, GSM-R[2][5] |
Career | |
Operator(s) | SNCB/NMBS |
Class | HLE 18 & 19[2][6] |
Number in class | 120[7] |
Number(s) | 1801-1896, 1901-1924 [7] |
Delivered | 2009-2012 |
Technical information :[3][4] except where noted |
- For the original Class 18 built in 1973/4 by Alsthom see SNCB Class 18 (Alsthom)
The SNCB/NMBS HLE 18 (Siemens class ES60U3) are a series of four axle Bo'Bo' multivoltage electric Siemens EuroSprinter locomotives ordered in two batches of sixty in 2006 and 2008.
The locomotives were supplied for use by SNCB/NMBS (Belgian national railways) on passenger services.
96 of the class form the HLE 18 class, 24 units fitted with an automatic central coupler form the SNCB HLE 19 class.[6]
History
An order for 60 units, value €211 million, was placed in December 2006 for delivery between January 2009 and June 2010.[8][9][10] In December 2008, an option to order 60 more locomotives was exercised for an amount of € 222M, for delivery between June 2010 and April 2012.[11]
The locomotives were ordered to replace SNCB Class 13 and Class 27 locomotives on passenger intercity services.[12]
Locomotive number 1860 was officially presented at InnoTrans in 2008.[3] The first unit, number 1801 was transferred to the Velim railway test circuit for testing in December 2008.[13]
On March 3, 2009, the first unit (roadnumber 1802) was officially delivered to SNCB/NMBS for test and homologation purpose.[14] Homologation issues delayed commercial introduction (originally planned for the summer timeschedule - May 2011),[15] as a result Siemens was obliged to pay the maximum amount of penalties (€ 21.12 million).[16]
In July 2011 the first revenue earning Intercity services ran, under temporary approval.[6] The type received homologation certification for use in Belgium in late 2011.[17]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 SNCB HLE 18-19 www.railcolor.net, "order details"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 Locomotieven type 18 goed onthaald, SNCB (2011), Type 18-19: technische fiche
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "SNCB dual-system loco to be unveiled". Railway Gazette. 23 September 2008.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Locomotives - Reference List, Siemens, Three-System Universal Locomotive HLE 18, p.6
- ↑ SNCB HLE 18-19 www.railcolor.net, "details"
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 SNBC HLE 18-19 (www.railcolor.net), milesstones
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 SNCB HLE 18-19 www.railcolor.net, "fleet list"
- ↑ "La SNCB commande 60 locomotives électriques chez Siemens" (in French). SNCB Presse. 16 January 2007.
- ↑ "Belgian National Railway Company places €211M order with Siemens for 60 locomotives". Siemens Transportation Systems. 18 January 2007.
- ↑ "SNCB orders 60 locomotives with Siemens". Infrasite News. 18 January 2007.
- ↑ "NMBS koopt nieuwe treinen en locomotieven" (in Dutch). De Standaard. 5 December 2008.
- ↑ SNBC HLE 18-19 (www.railcolor.net), purpose
- ↑ ""Taurus" pro belgické dráhy bude testován ve Velimi" (in Czech). ŽelPage. Retrieved 2008-12-16.
- ↑ "Nieuwe locomotieven NMBS klaar voor testfase" (in Dutch). De Morgen. 4 March 2009.
- ↑ "45 nouvelles locomotives de la SNCB inutilisables" (in French). La Dernière Heure. 12 March 2010.
- ↑ Amende salée pour Siemens (in French), La Libre, 2 April 2011
- ↑ "Locomotives passed homologation", www.europeanrailwayreview.com, 7 November 2011
Sources
- "SNBC HLE 18-19", www.railcolor.net
- "Locomotieven type 18 goed onthaald", Time to B (in Dutch) (SNCB), 14 December 2011: 18
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to SNCB Class 18 (Siemens). |
- De Neef, David (1 April 2007), "Locomotives de la série 18", www.belrail.be (in French)
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