SNCB Class 51

Class 51

Locomotive 5102 at Schaarbeek in 1998

Type and origin Power type Diesel Builder Cockerill Build date 1961-1963 Total produced 93

Specifications AAR wheel arr Co-Co Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in) Driver diameter 1,010 mm (40 in) Length 20.16 m (66 ft 2 in) Adhesive weight 9.75 t Loco weight 117 t Fuel type Diesel Transmission Electric (ACEC)

Performance figures Maximum speed 120 km/h (75 mph) Power output 1450 kW Tractive effort 272 kN

Career Operators SNCB/NMBS Class 51 Number in class 0 All withdrawn

The SNCB Class 51 is a class of diesel locomotive formerly used in Belgium.

Disposition

No class 51s remain in service with NMBS/SNCB although a number have been preserved.^[1]

• 5117 PFT
• 5120 CFV3V
• 5128 PFT
• 5149 PFT
• 5166 SNCB, Schaarbeek Depot
• 5183 PFT

References

1. Haydock, David; Fox, Peter; Garvin, Brian (2008). European Handbook No. 1 Benelux Railways Locomotives & Coaching Stock (Fifth ed.). Sheffield, UK: Platform 5 Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978 1 902336 64 0.

External links

• HLD 51