Belgian Railways Class 55

4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gaugeDriver dia.1,010 mm (39.76 in)Length19.55 m (64 ft 2 in)Adhesive weight9.2 t (9.1 long tons; 10.1 short tons)Loco weight110 t (108.3 long tons; 121.3 short tons)Fuel typeDieselPrime moverGM 16-567CEngine typeTwo-stroke 45° V-engine dieselCylinders16Cylinder sizeBore x Stroke
8.5 in (216 mm) x 10 in (254 mm)TransmissionElectric (ACEC)

Performance figures
Maximum speed	120 km/h (75 mph)
Power output	1,435 kW (1,924 hp)
Tractive effort	272 kN (61,000 lbf)

Career
Operators	SNCB/NMBS
Class	55
Number in class	23
Numbers	Various remain in range 5501-5542
Disposition	In service

The SNCB Class 55 is a NMBS/SNCB diesel locomotive.

Six of these locomotives (5501, 5506, 5509, 5511, 5512 and 5514) are outfitted with TVM 430 signaling and a Scharfenberg coupler. This is for hauling broken-down or unpowered TGVs on line 1. They display a horizontal red band and the letters "TVM". Some locomotives are owned and used by the Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois as CFL Class 1800.^[1]

References

External links

• HLD 55
• Photos on Railfaneurope.net

Electric locomotives

Single System : 3000 V DCDual System : 1500, 3000 V DCDual system : 3000 V DC, 25 kV 50 Hz ACTriple System : 1500, 3000 V DC, 25 kV 50 Hz ACQuadruple System : 1500, 3000 V DC,
25 kV 50 Hz & 15 kV 16⅔Hz AC

Diesel locomotives

Main line locomotivesShunting and short trip locos

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