SNCB Class 15

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Class 15
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NMBS/SNCB Class 15 loco 1501 in Liège-Guillemins station with an IR service.
Type and origin
Power type Electric
Builder BN/ACEC
Build date 1962
Total produced 12
Specifications
AAR wheel arr Bo-Bo
Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in)
Driver diameter 1,250 mm (49 in)
Length 17.75 m (58 ft 3 in)
Adhesive weight 9.7 t
Loco weight 77.7 t
Electric system(s) 1500 V DC
3000 V DC
25 kV 50 Hz AC
Current collection Pantograph
Performance figures
Maximum speed 160 km/h (99 mph)
Power output 2,780 kW
Tractive effort 170 kN
Career
Operators SNCB/NMBS
Class 15
Number in class 3
Numbers 1501, 1503, 1504
Delivered 1962

Class 15 is a type of electric locomotives operated by SNCB/NMBS. The locomotives were originally used for cross-border services into France and the Netherlands, and like the class 16 they have become surplus after the introduction of Thalys and Class 11s. They now[when?] earn their keep on a few Commuter "P" trains in the Liège area.

Before the January 1, 1971, renumbering, they were known in the six-number scheme as Type 150.

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