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French State Railway CC 72000

CC 72065 in February 2008 at Lyon-Part-Dieu station

Since the first diesel locomotives of the SNCF were not powerful enough to replace the largest steam locomotives in express service, Alstom developed the CC 72000 as six-axle diesel-electric locomotive that was also s...

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Variant
72044, 72075
Built 1971
Manufacturers Alstom
Wheel arrangement CC
Gauge 1435 mm
Length 20190 mm
Service mass 118000 kg
Top speed 160 km/h
Power
Engine Pielstick 12 PA 6 V280

General

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Built 1971
Manufacturers Alstom
Wheel arrangement C-C
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

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Length 20.19 m
Wheelbase 15.21 m
Service mass 118 t
Adhesion mass 118 t
Rigid wheelbase 3.22 m
Axle load 19.7 t

Power plant

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Engine Pielstick 12 PA 6 V280
Engine type V12 diesel

Power

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Power source diesel-electric
Indicated power 3,530 kW (4,799 PS)
Top speed 160 km/h

Calculated values

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Power-to-weight ratio 29.9 kW/t
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.00
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