SNCF Class CC 6500
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Class CC 6500 is a class of 1.5kv DC electric locomotive
s. The CC6500 was, together with the CC40100 and diesel CC72000, the first generation of the Nez Casse family of locomotives and designed for hauling express trains with speeds up to 200km/h but also used for heavy freight trains. Between 1969 and 1976 a total of 74 were built, with the last of this class taken out of service in 2007.
Four more were built as 25kV AC locomotives, series CC21000. In 1997 these were reconfigured for use as DC locomotives, taking the total of CC6500 locomotives to 78.
SNCF
The SNCF , is France's national state-owned railway company. SNCF operates the country's national rail services, including the TGV, France's high-speed rail network...
Class CC 6500 is a class of 1.5kv DC electric locomotive
Electric locomotive
An electric locomotive is a locomotive powered by electricity from overhead lines, a third rail or an on-board energy storage device...
s. The CC6500 was, together with the CC40100 and diesel CC72000, the first generation of the Nez Casse family of locomotives and designed for hauling express trains with speeds up to 200km/h but also used for heavy freight trains. Between 1969 and 1976 a total of 74 were built, with the last of this class taken out of service in 2007.
Four more were built as 25kV AC locomotives, series CC21000. In 1997 these were reconfigured for use as DC locomotives, taking the total of CC6500 locomotives to 78.