SNCB Class 28 (Bombardier)
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The SNCB Class 28 number series has been brought back into use for 43 Bombardier
TRAXX
locomotives which have been hired from Angel Trains Cargo for use with B-Cargo, the freight division of NMBS/SNCB. They are numbered in two series - they carry their original numbers, E186 123 to E186 125, and E186 196 to E186 220, and have also been numbered into the SNCB number series, 2801 to 2843.
It was planned that they would work passenger services between Brecht and Antwerp, but so far, this has been done by SNCB Class 13
locs. Therefore, their primary use remains the heavy freight corridor between Aachen-West
, Antwerp
, and Zeebrugge.
The original SNCB Class 28
locomotives were produced by Baume-Marpent in 1949.
Bombardier Transportation
Bombardier Transportation is the rail equipment division of the Canadian firm, Bombardier Inc. Bombardier Transportation is one of the world's largest companies in the rail-equipment manufacturing and servicing industry. Its headquarters are in Berlin, Germany....
TRAXX
TRAXX
Bombardier TRAXX is a modular product platform of electric and Diesel-electric mainline locomotives built by Bombardier Transportation, built in both freight and passenger variants...
locomotives which have been hired from Angel Trains Cargo for use with B-Cargo, the freight division of NMBS/SNCB. They are numbered in two series - they carry their original numbers, E186 123 to E186 125, and E186 196 to E186 220, and have also been numbered into the SNCB number series, 2801 to 2843.
It was planned that they would work passenger services between Brecht and Antwerp, but so far, this has been done by SNCB Class 13
SNCB Class 13
SNCB's Class 13 is a derivative of SNCF's class 36000 electric locomotive. They work both freight and passenger trains and can work through into Luxembourg and France. They also are functional at the line from Liège to Maastricht in the Netherlands. From the Belgium - Dutch border onto Maastricht,...
locs. Therefore, their primary use remains the heavy freight corridor between Aachen-West
Aachen
Aachen has historically been a spa town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Aachen was a favoured residence of Charlemagne, and the place of coronation of the Kings of Germany. Geographically, Aachen is the westernmost town of Germany, located along its borders with Belgium and the Netherlands, ...
, Antwerp
Port of Antwerp
The port of Antwerp, in Belgium, is a port in the heart of Europe accessible to capesize ships. Antwerp stands at the upper end of the tidal estuary of the Scheldt. The estuary is navigable by ships of more than 100,000 Gross Tons as far as 80 km inland. The inland location means that the port...
, and Zeebrugge.
The original SNCB Class 28
SNCB Class 28 (Baume-Marpent)
The original NMBS/SNCB Class 28 locomotives were produced by Baume-Marpent in 1949. 3 were built, originally classified as class 120. They were built as prototypes, production series locomotives becoming class 101....
locomotives were produced by Baume-Marpent in 1949.