NMBS / SNCB series 608
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 Historic photo of a class 608 railcar
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| Numbering: | 608.01-608.06 |
| Number: | 6th |
| Manufacturer: | Forges Usines and Fonderies d'Haine-Saint-Pierre |
| Year of construction (s): | 1939 |
| Axis formula : | B'2 ' |
| Gauge : | 1435 mm ( standard gauge ) |
| Length: | 23,400 mm |
| Height: | 3,839.5 mm |
| Trunnion Distance: | 15,000 mm |
| Service mass: | 55.4 t |
| Top speed: | 126 km / h |
| Installed capacity: | 370 kW |
| Motor type: | Eight-cylinder |
| Rated speed: | 1,330 / min |
| Power transmission: | mechanically |
| Seats: | 64 |
| Standing room: | 60 |
| Floor height: | 1,065 mm |
The NMBS / SNCB series 608 refers to a Belgian internal combustion engine .
history
In 1939, the Belgian state railways NMBS / SNCB received six class 608 combustion railcars from the manufacturer Forges et Fonderies d'Haine-Saint-Pierre after a less powerful prototype of the 607 series had been delivered by the same manufacturer in 1936 . Unlike most other pre-war Belgian railcars, not all vehicles were destroyed in World War II. The railcar 608.05 has been preserved in a museum and, along with a vehicle from the 551 series, is the only surviving railcar from the period before 1940. The exterior of 608.05 has been refurbished and can be viewed in a railway museum in Treignes.
Technology and equipment
The internal combustion engine of the railcar was produced by the manufacturer Carels as a licensed construction of a Ganz . The power is transmitted mechanically . There are 10 seats in the second carriage class and 54 seats in the third carriage class.
Web links
- Technical data on belrail.be (French)
Individual evidence
- ^ David De Neef: Autorail du type 607 on belrail.be (French), accessed on June 27, 2015.
- ↑ David De Neef: Patrimoine historique SNCB on belrail.be (French), accessed on June 27, 2015.