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CFL 3000Tractis
Specifications Configuration: •
UIC
Bo′Bo′
Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+ 1 ⁄2 in )
Driver dia. 1,160 to 1,090 mm (46 to 43 in) (new/worn)
Wheelbase 3.000 m (9 ft 10.1 in) (bogie) 10.400 m (34 ft 1.4 in) (between bogie centres) Length 19.11 m (62 ft 8 in) Width 3.026 m (9 ft 11 in) Height 4.275 m (14 ft 0 in) Loco weight 90 t
Electric system/s 25 kV AC, 3 kV DC, 1.5 kV DC
Current pickup(s)
Pantograph
Loco brake Electro-pneumatic / rheostatic / electro-regenerative Safety systems
KVB (SNCF),
TBL2 (SNCB)
Performance figures Maximum speed 200 km/h (124 mph) Power output 5,200 kW (7,000 hp) under 25 kV AC or 3 kV DC 2,100 kW (2,800 hp) under 1.5 kV DC
Tractive effort 288 kN (65,000 lbf) (starting)
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[2] except where noted
The CFL class 3000 is a class of twenty mixed use 200 km/h Tractis type
electric locomotives ordered by the
Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois (CFL) in 1995 as part of a joint order with
SNCB of 80 units from
Alstom .
Background, design and operation
The CFL 3000 class have the same mechanical and electrical design as the
SNCB 13 locomotives. They were ordered in 1995 to replace electric and diesel locomotives dating from the 1950/60s.
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The class were constructed between 1998 and 1999, and entered service from 1998 to 2001. On introduction the class experienced a number of problems relating to electrical/electromagnetic interference with track circuits, signalling systems, and issues with noise introduction onto power supplies.
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The locomotives share the work on
Brussels -
Luxembourg services, and exclusively work the
Liège - Luxembourg trains. They are also used on freight services between Luxembourg and
France /
Belgium .[
citation needed ] [
when? ]
References
Locomotives of the Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois (CFL)
Electric locomotives
Single System AC (AC 25 kV 50 Hz) Dual system AC (AC 25 kV 50 Hz & AC 15 kV 16+ 2 ⁄3 Hz) Dual system AC/DC (DC 3,000 V & AC 25 kV 50 Hz)
Diesel locomotives
Main-line locos Shunters & Trip Locos
On-track Plant