MCL M2.120
| MCL / FCL / FC M2.120 | |
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 M2.142R railcar in Cosenza
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| Numbering: | 121-147 |
| Manufacturer: | Breda |
| Year of construction (s): | 1952-1957 |
| Axis formula : | B'2 ' |
| Gauge : | 950 mm |
| Length over coupling: | 18 250 mm |
| Service mass: | 31.7 t |
| Top speed: | 70 km / h |
| Traction power: | 338 kW |
| Power transmission: | hydraulic |
| Seats: | 57 |
The M2.120 series were narrow-gauge diesel railcars for Ferrovie Calabro Lucane (FCL) in southern Italy , manufactured by Breda for the Mediterranea-Calabro-Lucane (MCL).
history
The 27 diesel multiple units of the M2.120 series were ordered by MCL from Breda to replace the steam traction. The vehicles with a self-supporting car body built between 1952 and 1957 were conceptually derived from the FS ALn 880 series . Eight matching sidecars R 1001–1008 were procured for reinforcement . The railcars were assigned to the Bari , Potenza , Cosenza and Catanzaro depots . Between 1966 and 1975 they were modernized by Breda and Ferrosud in Matera , replacing the motors, doors and windows and installing diesel-hydraulic drives . Over time, the engine and drive were removed from some railcars and the vehicles were used as sidecars. The M2.128 railcar was destroyed in a fire in Gimigliano in 1964, the remaining vehicles ran until the end of the 1980s. Two railcars, owned by Ferrovie della Calabria (FC) after the division of the FCL , remained assigned to the Cosenza Depot until 2008.
swell
- Pietro Marra, Calabro Lucane: Piccole ferrovie tra Puglia, Basilicata e Calabria. Small railway between Puglia, Basilicata and Calabria. Bagnacavallo , PGM Publishing House, 2016, ISBN 978-88-909824-1-5 .
