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Belgian Railways Class 54 information


Series 54
Unit 5404 shown in 2010
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel-electric
DesignerGeneral Motors EMD
BuilderAnglo-Franco-Belge
Build datemiddle to late 1950s
Total produced8
Rebuild datelate 1970s
Specifications
Configuration:
 • AARC-C
 • UICCo′Co′
Gaugestandard gauge
Length18.85m
Width2.94m
Height4.237m
Loco weight108t
Fuel typeDiesel
Prime moverEMD 567C
Performance figures
Maximum speedas built 140km/h, after 1980: 120 km/h
Power output1700 hp (1265kW)
Career
OperatorsSNCB, CFL
NicknamesGros Nez (Big Nose)
Last runmain live service 2002, secondary lines and work train service: 2009
Preserved1, unit 5404 at Train World
Scrapped2013, 2016

Series 54, (originally Type 204) were diesel locomotives used by the National Railway Company of Belgium (NMBS/SNCB). Along with Series 52, 53 and 59, they were the first generation of Belgian diesel locomotives, built in the 1950s. All three types were ultimately derived from the earlier Series 52 locos, representing a faster version of the design, allowing for 140 km/h usage instead of 120 km/h.

The Series 54 (along with the similar Series 52 and 53 locos) were known as the "Big Noses", given their silhouette. An American design from General Motors - Electro-Motive Diesel, they also have several cousins built in Sweden by Nohab for the Hungarian State Railways (MÁV) as Serie M61, for the Danish Railways (DSB) as Series MX and MY and for the Norwegian Railways (NSB) as Serie Di 3. Their design was largely derived from Victorian Railways B class diesels in Australia.

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