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SNCF Class CC 21000
CC 21003 at Gare Saint-Lazare
Type and origin
Power type
Electric
Builder
Alsthom/MTE
Build date
1969
1974
Total produced
4
Rebuild date
1995–1996
Number rebuilt
4
Specifications
Configuration:
• AAR
C–C
• Commonwealth
Co-Co
Gauge
1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Bogies
2
Wheel diameter
1,140 mm (45 in)
Length
20.19 m (66.2 ft)
Loco weight
124 t (122 long tons; 137 short tons)
128 t (126 long tons; 141 short tons)
Power supply
1500 V DC/25 kV AC
Electric system/s
Catenary
Current pickup(s)
Pantograph
Performance figures
Maximum speed
100 km/h (62 mph)
200 km/h (120 mph)
Power output:
• 1 hour
5,900 kW (7,900 hp)
Tractive effort
288 kN (65,000 lbf)
131 kN (29,000 lbf)
Career
Operators
SNCF
Amtrak
Class
CC 21000
Numbers
CC 21001–CC 21004
X996
Nicknames
Nez Cassés
The CC 21000 was a class of electric locomotives in service with the French railways SNCF, built by Alsthom in 1969 and 1974. It was a dual voltage version of the CC 6500 class working off both 1500 V DC and 25 kV 50 Hz AC. Initially allocated to Dijon, the first two, CC 21001 and CC21002, were fitted with cab signalling to allow them to operate test trains on the new high speed lines.[1]
Amtrak
[edit]Amtrak X996 at Wilmington in May 1977
In 1977, Amtrak borrowed SNCF CC21003 for testing purposes. This engine was rebuilt by Alstom with its transformer and electrical components replaced with those compatible with Amtrak's 25 Hz traction power system, taller pantographs, Amtrak's cab signaling system, US style couplers, a bell, and other components required by the AAR for operation on US railroads. The X996 was equipped with a Nathan P01235 air horn, the same horn used on the more well known E60s This engine and a Swedish SJ Rc4 were imported and tested by Amtrak to determine the best design to replace the aging PRR GG1's operating on their Northeast Corridor. They were numbered by Amtrak as X996 and X995 respectively. However, the X996's suspension system proved unsuitable for the relatively rough US track construction, and despite modifications made over the course of testing, the engine's performance was deemed unsatisfactory for Amtrak's use. Thus, Amtrak favored the Rc4 design, which would serve as the basis for their EMD AEM-7. After testing was completed, X996 was returned to France, reverted to its pre-Amtrak appearance and specifications, and continued to operate on the SNCF.[2]
Disposal
[edit]
The CC 21000's were rebuilt into class CC 6500 in 1995 and 1996, taking the numbers CC 6575–CC 6578. All were withdrawn by 2005. CC 21003 was turned into 6577 and was withdrawn and scrapped in 2005.[3] CC 6575 (Formerly 21001) is preserved on static display at the SNCF Nimes Depot in Nîmes, Languedoc-Roussillon, France, approximately 45.6km Northeast from Montpellier, France.
References
[edit]
^Garvin, Brian; Fox, Peter; Appleby, Chris (1986). SNCF/French National Railways. Sheffield: Platform Five. pp. 29–30. ISBN 0-906579-62-7.
^"Amtrak's X996". Amtrak Historical Society. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
^van Uden, Marco. "SNCF withdrawn locomotives". Railfan Europe. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
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see also SNCF coaches, SNCF multiple units, List of SNCF classes
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