SNCB Class 18 (Alsthom)

Class 18

300px Number 1802 at Compiègne, France, in 1989

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

Specifications AAR wheel arr C-C UIC class C′C′ Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) Driver diameter 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 2⁄3 Hz AC Current collection Pantograph

Performance figures Maximum speed 180 km/h (112 mph) Power output 4,320 kW (5,790 hp) Tractive effort 196 kN (44,000 lbf)

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

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Status

The dispositions of locomotives in this class are as follows:

• 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

• Locomotives de la série 18
• The Railfaneurope.net Picture Gallery - Directory: /pix/be/electric/historic/18
• SNCB série 18