NMBS / SNCB series 202

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NMBS / SNCB series 202/203/204, 52/53/54
CFL series 1600
202.020 (ex CFL 1602) in the original condition of the Belgian 202s
202.020 (ex CFL 1602) in the original condition of the Belgian 202s
Numbering: see table
Number: 44
Manufacturer: AFB , GM
Year of construction (s): 1955-1957
Axis formula : Co'Co '
Gauge : 1435 mm ( standard gauge )
Length over buffers: 18,850 mm
Height: 4,237 mm
Width: 2,940 mm
Trunnion Distance: 10,300 mm
Bogie axle base: 4,000 mm
Service mass: 108 t
Top speed: 120 km / h
140 km / h (204)
Installed capacity: 1,265 kW
1,350 kW (204)
Starting tractive effort: 245 kN
Driving wheel diameter: 1,010 mm
Motor type: GM 567C
Power transmission: electric
Coupling type: Screw coupling

The series 202, 203 and 204 (from 1971 series 52, 53 and 54 ) of the Belgian State Railways (NMBS / SNCB) as well as the series 1600 of the Luxembourg Railways (CFL) are a series of 43 vehicles with six-axle diesel-electric locomotives that were delivered from 1955 were. Together with the 201 series, they form the first generation of diesel locomotives to be used in Belgium. They were mainly used on the steep stretches of the Ardennes . Some of the vehicles are still in use.

Due to the red and yellow color scheme on the Luxembourg railways and their typical round front, the "nez ronde", the locomotives were also known as " Colorado beetles ".

Rows 202 to 204 of the NMBS / SNCB

5203 and 5207 in a locomotive train in Namur , 1987
From the end of the 1970s, the front sides were modernized

The series 202, 203 and 204 were created as a Belgian variant of the NSB Di 3 from the Swedish manufacturer Nydqvist och Holm (NoHAB), which in turn is a license replica of the F series from Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD), a subsidiary of General Motors (GM) , represents. The Belgian manufacturer Anglo-Franco-Belge (AFB) received a license from NoHAB for this, and GM supplied the engines. It was intended to be used in front of passenger trains in the Ardennes.

The state railways ordered a total of 40 machines, of which 22 were to be assigned to the 202 series and 18 to the 203 series. The latter was structurally the same as 202, but was intended for freight train traffic and therefore had no train heating.

The first machines were delivered in February 1955, until June 1955 17 vehicles with interrupted numbering were on the road. The 202.014 was assigned to the 203 series before it was commissioned, but the four other planned locomotives were bought up by the CFL at short notice. To compensate for these specimens, the NMBS / SNCB ordered four more identically constructed locomotives two years later, but they had a higher performance and thus a top speed of 140 km / h (instead of 120 km / h). The four locomotives 202.015 to 202.018 were adapted to the new design and these eight copies in total were classified as the 204 series.

The locomotives were modernized in the late 1970s. The vehicles were given a driver's cab adapted to rows 62 and 63 . The previously round nose, the "nez ronde", was lost. Since then, the locomotives have been designed for left-hand traffic in Belgium and France and have been given better soundproofing.

In 1983, four vehicles of the 53 series were equipped with a train heater and assigned to the 52 series with the numbers 5214 to 5217. Conversely, in 1989 the train heating system for numbers 5203, 5206, 5207, 5208 and 5210 was expanded and incorporated into series 53. There they served as a replacement for vehicles that had previously been retired after accidents.

The 52s are now used together with the 53s in freight transport, as their services in passenger transport are increasingly being taken over by the AR 41 and 62 series . All locomotives were shut down in June 2009 and retired in 2011.

Series 1600 of the CFL

CFL 1604 in Goebelsmühle

Four locomotives were branched off from the 202 series and delivered to the CFL as 1601 to 1604. These were painted in wine red and yellow. The locomotives were delivered in 1955. In 1958 the 1603 had a serious accident near Bascharage . Because of a wrong switch position, she collided with another train, which was standing on a passing track. After the accident, the locomotive was actually ready for scrap, but it was completely refurbished. After the repair, the car body was about 30 centimeters shorter than that of the other three locomotives. In 1971 the locomotives received a third peak signal so that they could also travel to Trier. They ran until the end in the express train service to Trier, but with a special permit from the DB, as they were not equipped with Indusi . In 1971 the small numbers and the old CFL logo were replaced by larger numbers and a new logo. They kept this dress until they were retired. In 1984 the 1601 was the first locomotive to be parked and in 1989 it was the only one of the four Luxembourg locomotives to be scrapped. The others were taken out of service in 1994, the 1602 was bought by Märklin and later sold to the Belgian PFT. He restored the locomotive and painted it in the colors of the NMBS / SNCB and gave it the number 202.020, which was originally intended, and the third headlight on the nose was removed again. The 1603 initially ran on the Vennbahn and was also bought by the PFT in 2006. The 1604 stayed in Luxembourg and was declared a national monument by the Luxembourg Monument Preservation Office and preserved as an operational museum locomotive. The association 1604 Classics asbl restored the locomotive and, apart from the third peak signal, returned it to the delivery condition of April 21, 1955. In 2010 the diesel engine was completely overhauled by EMD and equipped with parts of the engine type 645. In 2013 the locomotive received a general inspection at the Netinera works in Neustrelitz, whereby the electrical components (generator, traction motors, fans, cabling) were completely renewed and the bogies were fully inspected.

Vehicle overview

Work no.
 Commissioning
 NMBS / SNCB /
CFL 		Whereabouts
120 0Jul 2, 1955 203.001
5301 		retired
121 Jul 15, 1955 203.002
5302 		1983 conversion in 5215
retired and sold to PFT.
122 Jul 16, 1955 203.003
5303 		retired
123 Jul 14, 1955 203.004
5304 		Retired and scrapped in 2002
124 Jul 19, 1955 203.005
5305 		retired
125 Jul 30, 1955 203.006
5306 		retired
126 0Aug 1, 1955 203.007
5307 		1983 conversion in 5214
retired in 2002
127 0Aug 3, 1955 203.008
5308 		Retired in 2007
128 0Aug 9, 1955 203.009
5309 		retired
129 Aug 16, 1955 203.010
5310 		Retired in 1995
130 Aug 26, 1955 203.011
5311 		retired
131 Aug 26, 1955 203.012
5312 		retired
132 Aug 31, 1955 203.013
5313 		retired. Bogies sold to Luxembourg. Spare parts CFL1604
133 05th Sep 1955 203.014
5314 		Retired in 2002
134 08 Sep 1955 203.015
5315 		retired
135 Sep 24 1955 203.016
5316 		retired
136 Sep 24 1955 203.017
5317 		1984 conversion in 5216
retired
137 0Oct 5, 1955 203.018
5318 		1984 conversion in 5217
retired and sold to PFT.
138 0Apr 2, 1955 202.001
5201 		retired
139 Apr 28, 1955 202.002
5202 		Retired in 1995
140 Apr 29, 1955 202.003
5203 		1989 conversion in 5302 II
141 Apr 22, 1955 202.004
5204 		Retired in 1989
142 Jun 11, 1955 202.005
5205 		retired
143 0May 6, 1955 202.006
5206 		1989 conversion in 5307 II retired and scrapped in June 2013
144 0May 9, 1955 202.007
5207 		1989 conversion in 5317 II retired
145 May 18, 1955 202.008
5208 		1989 conversion in 5318 II
146 May 21, 1955 202.009
5209 		1992 renumbering in 5321
1993 back numbering
in 5209 in operation
147 0Jun 2, 1955 202.010
5210 		1989 conversion to 5320 retired and scrapped in June 2013
148 0Jun 6, 1955 202.011
5211 retired 		1958 renumbering in 204.009
1958 back numbering in 202.011
149 May 28, 1955 202.012
5212 		retired
150 Jun 26, 1955 202.013
5213 		Retired in 1994
151 Jul 13, 1955 203.019
5319 		Retired in 2000
152 0Feb 3, 1955 202.015
 1957 conversion in 204.005 retired in
1982
153 Feb. 18, 1955 202.016
 1957 conversion in 204.006 retired
1985
154 0March 1, 1955 202.017
 1957 conversion to 204.007
i retired and scrapped in June 2013
155 0March 8, 1955 202.018
 1957 conversion in 204.008 retired
1986
159 1601 Retired in 1984 and scrapped in March 1989
156 1602 In 1994
the PFT / TSP took out of service a museum locomotive
157 1603 1994
PFT museum locomotive retired
158 Apr 21, 1955 1604 In 1994 the
museum locomotive was retired from the owner of the Luxembourg Monument Preservation Office www.ssmn.public.lu
160 Jan 25, 1957 204.001
5401 		retired
161 Feb 14, 1957 204.002
5402 		Retired in 1984
162 Feb. 27, 1957 204.003
5403 		retired and scrapped in June 2013
163 March 13, 1957 204.004
5404 		1999
SNCB / NMBS museum locomotive retired

literature

  • Konrad Koschinski: NOHAB's round noses & potato beetles . In: Eisenbahn-Journal special edition . Issue 4. Publishing group Bahn, Fürstenfeldbruck 2003, ISBN 3-89610-115-3 .

Web links

Commons : SNCB Class 52  - collection of images, videos and audio files
Commons : SNCB Class 53  - collection of images, videos and audio files
Commons : SNCB Class 54  - collection of images, videos and audio files
Commons : CFL Class 1600  - collection of images, videos and audio files