NMBS / SNCB series 553
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.jpg) Row 49 at the entrance to Leuven train station
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| Numbering: | 553.01-553.50 |
| Number: | 50 |
| Manufacturer: | Brossel |
| Year of construction (s): | 1942 |
| Axis formula : | (1A) (A1) dm |
| Genre : | Combustion railcars |
| Gauge : | 1435 mm ( standard gauge ) |
| Length: | 15,984 mm |
| Height: | 3,406.5 mm |
| Trunnion Distance: | 9,884 mm |
| Bogie axle base: | 1,650 mm |
| Empty mass: | 33.3 t |
| Top speed: | 66 km / h |
| Installed capacity: | 166 kW |
| Motor type: | Diesel 8-cylinder in-line engine |
| Rated speed: | 1,800 rpm |
| Power transmission: | mechanically |
| Seats: | 77 |
The 553 series (from 1971: 49 series ) is a type of internal combustion engine of the National Company of the Belgian Railways , which was designed and built during the Second World War . Most of the vehicles were retired in the 1960s and 1970s.
history
The vehicles of the 553 series were built in 1942 as the third generation of rail buses by Brossel in Brussels and delivered in green and yellow paintwork. The basis of the design was the series 552, delivered in 1939, of which only six units were built. The main difference between the 553 series and the 552 series was a more powerful eight-cylinder in- line engine manufactured by Brossel itself. After the end of the war, Brossel manufactured the 554 series based on the 553 series , which had better insulation and an on- board toilet . In 1971 the number 554 was renamed to number 49 . At this point in time, there were still eleven vehicles available, but they were soon withdrawn from the NMBS / SNCB. Today two vehicles, 4903 and 4906, are preserved in a museum.
technology
Despite their short length of almost 16 meters, the 553 series vehicles had two bogies, each with two axles. The axle closest to the center of the vehicle was driven. The power transmission was diesel-mechanical .
Web links
- Technical data for the 553 series on belrail.be (French).
Individual evidence
- ↑ David De Neef: Autorails de la série 46 (type 554) - Description on belrail.be (French), November 1, 2004, accessed on December 12, 2014.