SNCF Class Y 8000
| Class Y8000 | |
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| Power type | Diesel |
| Builder | Fauvet Girel / Moyse |
| Build date | 1977–1989 |
| Total produced | 375‡ |
| UIC classification | B' |
| Gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) Standard gauge |
| Length | 10.14 m (33 ft 3 in) |
| Locomotive weight | 36 tonnes (35 long tons; 40 short tons) |
| Fuel type | Diesel |
| Engine type | Original : Poyaud (SSCM)† re-engined : RVI |
| Transmission | Voith hydraulic L2r4sU2 |
| Top speed | line speed 60 km/h (37 mph) shunting speed 30 km/h (19 mph) towed speed up to 100km/h |
| Power output | engine : 219 kW (294 hp) at wheel : ' 153 kW (205 hp) |
| Tractive effort | Starting : 70kN (shunting) Continuous : 63kN @ 4.5 km/h (1.3 m/s) |
| Career | SNCF[citation needed] |
| Class | Y8000 |
| Notes | |
| Sources : [1] except †,[2] ‡ [3] | |
The SNCF Class Y 8000 is a class of diesel shunter built between 1977 and 1990.
[edit] History and design
The locomotives were developed by SNCF for shunting duties.[citation needed] Initial construction was by Locotracteurs Gaston Moyse until that company ceased business, then by Fauvet Girel.[2]
Y 8000 machines were used to replace older shunting engines, as well as trip work on minor lines.[3]
The locomotives were 2 axle machines with both axles powered by a Poyaud (SSCM) diesel engine via a Voith hydraulic transmission. Locomotives were later re-engined (1997) with lower emission RVI engines; when re-engined locomotives received the green SNCF Fret livery.[2][1][3]
The locomotives also are certified for use in Italy, limited to shunting work:[1] Y 8120 has been operated by SNCF subsidiary CapTrain Italia.[4]
After 1989 production shifted to a mechanically identical Y 8400 type, which incorporated a radio control system for shunting.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Y 8000" (in french). www.akiem.com. Akiem. http://www.akiem.com/web/docs/fiches/20110506-86-Y8000%20FAUVET%20GIREL_FR%20v2.1.pdf.
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- This article incorporates information from this version of the equivalent article on the French Wikipedia.
- ^ a b c "Y 8000" (in french). fc30.pagesperso-orange.fr. Trains in Europe. http://fc30.pagesperso-orange.fr/sncf/locomotives/y8000.htm.
- ^ "Captrain Italia locomotives". www.railfaneurope.net. http://www.railfaneurope.net/list/italy/italy_cti.html. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
[edit] External links
- Fleet list (SNCF): "Le parc matériel moteur SNCF: Y8000". trainso.pages-perso-orange.fr. Trains du Sud-Ouest. http://trainsso.pagesperso-orange.fr/Y8000.pdf. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
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