NMBS / SNCB series 202
NMBS / SNCB series 202/203/204, 52/53/54 CFL series 1600 |
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202.020 (ex CFL 1602) in the original condition of the Belgian 202s
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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
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
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 |
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120 | Jul 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 | Aug 1, 1955 | 203.007 5307 |
1983 conversion in 5214 retired in 2002 |
127 | Aug 3, 1955 | 203.008 5308 |
Retired in 2007 |
128 | Aug 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 | 5th Sep 1955 | 203.014 5314 |
Retired in 2002 |
134 | 8 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 | Oct 5, 1955 | 203.018 5318 |
1984 conversion in 5217 retired and sold to PFT. |
138 | Apr 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 | May 6, 1955 | 202.006 5206 |
1989 conversion in 5307 II retired and scrapped in June 2013 |
144 | May 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 | Jun 2, 1955 | 202.010 5210 |
1989 conversion to 5320 retired and scrapped in June 2013 |
148 | Jun 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 | Feb 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 | March 1, 1955 | 202.017 |
1957 conversion to 204.007 i retired and scrapped in June 2013 |
155 | March 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 |
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157 | 1603 | 1994 PFT museum locomotive retired |
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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
- David De Neef: Locomotives de la série 52 (type 202). In: Belrail. October 31, 2004, accessed August 9, 2011 (French).
- David De Neef: Locomotives de la série 53 (type 203). In: Belrail. October 24, 2004, accessed August 9, 2011 (French).
- David De Neef: Locomotives de la série 54 (type 204). In: Belrail. September 6, 2004, accessed August 9, 2011 (French).
- Armand Schmit: Diesel locomotives from NOHAB and AFB. 2003, accessed August 9, 2011 .