Diesel locomotive #7798 of the Belgian State Railways (SNCB – NMBS), 2010
Type and origin
Power type
Diesel
Builder
Vossloh Schienentechnik/Vossloh Locomotives
Serial number
1000918 – 1001007[1] 1001217 – 1001296[1]
Build date
1999–2005[1]
Total produced
170[1]
Specifications
Configuration:
• UIC
B'B'[1]
Gauge
1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge[1]
Wheel diameter
1,000 mm (39.37 in) (new)[1]
Minimum curve
75 m (246.06 ft)[1]
Wheelbase
bogie centre distance 7.770 m (25 ft 5.9 in)[2] axle distance 2.400 m (7 ft 10.5 in)[2]
Length
15.590 m (51 ft 1+3⁄4 in)[1]
Width
3.052 m (10 ft 1⁄8 in)[1]
Height
4.220 m (13 ft 10+1⁄8 in)[1]
Loco weight
90 t (88.6 long tons; 99.2 short tons)[1]
Fuel capacity
4,200 L (920 imp gal; 1,100 US gal)[1]
Prime mover
Anglo Belgian Corporation 6DZC-1000-144A[1]
Alternator
Auxiliary 3 phase 65–130 kW[3]
Transmission
Voith Hydraulic L4r4zseU2a[2]
Loco brake
pneumatic (Knorr-Bremse)[3]
Performance figures
Maximum speed
100 or 60 km/h (62 or 37 mph)[1][2]
Power output
1,150 kW (1,540 hp)[1]
Tractive effort
210–265 kN (47,000–60,000 lbf)[1]
Career
Operators
SNCB/NMBS
Class
77
Numbers
7701–7870[1]
Disposition
in service
The NMBS/SNCB Class 77 (also known as HLD 77 or HLR 77) is a class of 4 axle B'B' road switcher diesel hydraulic locomotive designed for shunting and freight work manufactured at the beginning of the 2000s by Vossloh Schienentechnik/Vossloh Locomotives at the Maschinenbau Kiel plant in Kiel, Germany for the National Railway Company of Belgium (SNCB/NMBS).
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^ abDavid De Neef (editor). "Locomotives des séries 77 et 78". www.belrail (in French). Fiche technique. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
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