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Number in class 0 All withdrawn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]

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.

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