NMBS / SNCB series 201
| NMBS / SNCB series 201/59 | |
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 5941 in Saint Ghislain
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| Numbering: | 201.001-201.055 5901-5903, 5905-5933, 5935-5955 |
| Number: | 55 |
| Manufacturer: | Cockerill , ACEC |
| Year of construction (s): | 1954-1955 |
| Retirement: | 2002 |
| Axis formula : | Bo'Bo ' |
| Gauge : | 1435 mm ( standard gauge ) |
| Length over buffers: | 16,180 mm |
| Height: | 4,120 mm |
| Width: | 2,875 mm |
| Trunnion Distance: | 7,840 mm |
| Bogie axle base: | 2,680 mm |
| Service mass: | 87.2 t |
| Top speed: | 120 km / h |
| Installed capacity: | 1,280 kW |
| Starting tractive effort: | 196 kN |
| Driving wheel diameter: | 1,018 mm |
| Motor type: | Cockerill 608A |
| Rated speed: | 625 / min |
| Power transmission: | electric |
| Coupling type: | Screw coupling |
The series 201 (from 1971 series 59 ) of the Belgian State Railways (NMBS / SNCB) was a 55-vehicle series of four-axle diesel-electric locomotives that belonged to the first generation of combustion locomotives in Belgium. Like their successors in the 200 series, the vehicles were specially designed for use on the low-incline routes in Flanders .
development
After the Second World War , the NMBS / SNCB initially received foreign steam locomotives to resume rail operations in the country, such as the 29 series from Canada and the 25 and 26 series from parts of German war locomotives . However, it soon became apparent that the purchase of diesel locomotives was more profitable in the long run.
Originally, a standard series of heavy six-axle locomotives was planned to be used across the country. However, the NMBS / SNCB decided on a further class of locomotives especially for use in front of heavy trains in the lowlands, so that the 201 series was created parallel to the 202 , 203 and 204 series intended for the Ardennes routes . In contrast to these, the engine was not designed by the US manufacturer General Motors , but by the Belgian suppliers Cockerill , Baume & Marpent and Nivelles . ACEC supplied the electrical equipment .
The head ends originally only had two signals each; A color filter was used to switch between peak and tail signals. From 1971 the locomotives received the usual triple headlights as well as separate train tail signals .
The vehicles ran both in passenger and freight train traffic . With the introduction of InterCity and InterRegio traffic from 1984, the locomotives were removed from passenger traffic. With the advancing electrification, the complete decommissioning took place from 1987. After their storage, some specimens were temporarily borrowed by the SNCF and used to build the LGV Nord . In February 1993 they returned to NMBS / SNCB and worked there until 2002 in the construction of HSL 1 and HSL 2 .
Ten locomotives had already been taken out of service after accidents.
The 5910, 5917 and 5927 have been preserved as historic vehicles at the NMBS / SNCB and the PFT. 5910 got its original vehicle number 201.010 and the original paintwork with a yellow star on the front sides.
Web links
- David De Neef: Locomotives de la série 59 (type 201). In: Belrail. September 6, 2004, accessed August 8, 2011 (French).