SNCF Class CC 6500
- CC 6539 to 74 : 115 tonnes (113 long tons; 127 short tons)
- CC 6539 to 74 : 118 tonnes (116 long tons; 130 short tons)
- X996 : 132.5 tonnes (130.4 long tons; 146.1 short tons)[1]
25 kV 50 Hz AC Catenary (in addition, CC 21000 only)
11 kV 25 Hz AC Catenary (Amtrak)
Performance figures | |
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Maximum speed | 160 or 200 km/h (99 or 124 mph) |
Power output | 5,900 kW (7,900 hp) |
Tractive effort | 263 kN (59,000 lbf) at 74 km/h (46 mph) 121 kN (27,000 lbf) at 161 km/h (100 mph) |
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Operators | SNCF, Amtrak |
Nicknames | Nez cassé (broken nose), French Fry (Amtrak demonstrator) |
The SNCF Class CC 6500 is a class of 1.5 kV DC electric locomotives. The CC 6500 was, together with the CC 40100 [fr] and diesel CC 72000, the first generation of the 'Nez Cassé' family of locomotives and designed for hauling express trains with speeds up to 200 km/h (124 mph) but also used for heavy freight trains. Among the trains they hauled in their first years of service were the SNCF flagship train Le Mistral and Trans Europ Express trains Aquitaine, Le Capitole and l'Étendard.[2]
Technical details
The locomotives had 3-axle monomotor bogies with each set of 3 axles coupled by gears. Speed regulation was by rheostats and series-parallel control. The motors had double armatures so there were four "demi-motors" which allowed three motor groupings: full series, series-parallel and full parallel. The power controller had 28 steps.
The second batch of CC 6500 locomotives were equipped with third-rail electrical pickups for use on the steeply-graded Maurienne line in the Alps, which were removed when the line was converted to overhead catenary supplies.[3]
Production
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Between 1969 and 1976 a total of 74 were built, with the last of this class taken out of service in 2007. Four more were built as dual-system 1.5 kV DC/25 kV AC locomotives, and designated Class CC 21000. These were reconfigured for use as DC only locomotives between 1995 and 1996 , taking the total of CC 6500 locomotives to 78.[3]
Names
Around half the class received names. Most are named after French towns, except CC 6572, which was named to commemorate the World War II railway workers resistance group, Résistance-Fer.[3]
Number | Name | Number | Name |
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CC 6502 | Ivry-sur-Seine | CC 6526 | Choisy-le-Roi |
CC 6504 | Vitry-sur-Seine | CC 6527 | Amboise |
CC 6505 | Sainte-Foy-la-Grande | CC 6529 | Issoudun |
CC 6508 | Montauban | CC 6530 | Cahors |
CC 6509 | Agen | CC 6531 | Saint-Pierre-des-Corps |
CC 6510 | Carcassonne | CC 6533 | Beautiran |
CC 6512 | Narbonne | CC 6534 | Béziers |
CC 6513 | Cognac | CC 6535 | Saint-Chamond |
CC 6514 | Poitiers | CC 6536 | Annecy |
CC 6515 | Blois | CC 6537 | Salon-de-Provence |
CC 6516 | Châtellerault | CC 6560 | Oullins |
CC 6517 | Arcachon | CC 6563 | Laval |
CC 6518 | Orléans | CC 6564 | Beaune |
CC 6519 | Angoulème | CC 6566 | Maubeuge |
CC 6520 | Ruffec | CC 6567 | Brest |
CC 6521 | Saintes | CC 6569 | La Mulatière |
CC 6522 | Limoges | CC 6570 | Armentières |
CC 6523 | Brive | CC 6571 | Jeumont |
CC 6524 | Toulouse | CC 6572 | Résistance-Fer |
CC 6525 | Châteauroux | CC 6574 | Dole |
References
- ^ Hérubel, Olivier; Zalkind, Jacques (2000), CC 6500 - CC 21000, Éditions de la Régordane, p. 178.
- ^ Nock, O.S. (1978). "The Aquitaine: pioneer of electric power", in World Atlas of Railways, pp. 120–121. New York: Mayflower Books (original publisher: Artists House, London, UK). ISBN 0-8317-9500-X.
- ^ a b c Haydock, David; Fox, Peter (1999). French Railways: Locomotives and Multiple Units (4 ed.). Platform 5. p. 17. ISBN 1-872524-87-7.
Further reading
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- Perren, Brian (April 1983). "Riding a French legend". Rail Enthusiast. EMAP National Publications. pp. 22–27. ISSN 0262-561X. OCLC 49957965.
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