Belgian Railways Class 18 (Alsthom)

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• AAR	C-C
• UIC	C′C′
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Driver dia.	1,100 mm (3 ft 7 in)
Length	22.08 m (72 ft 5 in)
Height	4,220 mm (13 ft 10 in)
Loco weight	113 tonnes (249,000 lb)
Electric system/s	1500 V DC; 3000 V DC; 25 kV 50 Hz AC; 15 kV 16.7 Hz AC
Current pickup(s)	Pantograph

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Electric
Builder	Alsthom
Build date	1973–1974
Total produced	6

Class 18
Class 18
	Number 1802 at Compiègne, France, in 1989
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Electric
Builder	Alsthom
Build date	1973–1974
Total produced	6
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• AAR	C-C
• UIC	C′C′
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Driver dia.	1,100 mm (3 ft 7 in)
Length	22.08 m (72 ft 5 in)
Height	4,220 mm (13 ft 10 in)
Loco weight	113 tonnes (249,000 lb)
Electric system/s	1500 V DC; 3000 V DC; 25 kV 50 Hz AC; 15 kV 16.7 Hz AC
Current pickup(s)	Pantograph
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	180 km/h (112 mph)
Power output	4,320 kW (5,790 hp)
Tractive effort	196 kN (44,000 lbf)
Operators
Career
Operators	NMBS/SNCB
Class	18
First run	1973
Last run	1999
Retired	1997–1999
Scrapped	2008–
Disposition	Scrapped (1801, 1802, 1804); Preserved (1803, 1805, 1806)

Class 18 was a type of electric locomotive operated by NMBS/SNCB. These locomotives are no longer in service with NMBS/SNCB. They were derived from the SNCF class CC 40100 [fr; de] express passenger locomotives. Their multi-voltage capabilities allowed them to work beyond Belgium's borders, mainly Paris - Brussels/Liège and Oostende - Cologne.^[3]^{[page needed]}

Status

The dispositions of locomotives in this class are as follows:^[4]^{[page needed]}

1801 Scrapped in February 2008 at Salzinnes works
1802 Scrapped in July 2009 at Courcelles-Motte
1803 Preserved at Raeren, since October 2011 preserved at Sokolov, Czech Republic, scrapped in February 2012
1804 Scrapped in July 2009 at Courcelles-Motte
1805 Preserved by PFT
1806 Preserved at Raeren, since October 2011 preserved at Sokolov, Czech Republic, scapped in February 2012

References

^ 150 ans d'évolution technique aux chemins de fer belges: Les locomotives^{[dead link‍]}
^ Belrail: Locomotives de la série 18
^ Haydock, David; Fox, Peter; Garvin, Brian (1994). Benelux Locomotives and Coaching Stock (Third ed.). Sheffield, UK: Platform 5 Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-872524-65-6.
^ AEB (2007). European Railways Combined Volume 1. Preston, Lancashire, UK: AEB Rail Publications.

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[1] 150 ans d'évolution technique aux chemins de fer belges: Les locomotives^{[dead link‍]}

[2] Belrail: Locomotives de la série 18

[PlatFiveBenelux1994-3] Haydock, David; Fox, Peter; Garvin, Brian (1994). Benelux Locomotives and Coaching Stock (Third ed.). Sheffield, UK: Platform 5 Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-872524-65-6.

[4] AEB (2007). European Railways Combined Volume 1. Preston, Lancashire, UK: AEB Rail Publications.

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