CFL Class 3000

The CFL class 3000 is a class of twenty mixed use 200 km/h Tractis type electric locomotives ordered by the Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois (CFL) in 1995 as part of a joint order with SNCB of 80 units from Alstom.

CFL 3000
Tractis
3003 with a Luxembourg to Liège, Belgium train north of Kautenbach, 2015.
Type and origin
Power typeElectric
BuilderAlstom (Charleroi/Belfort)
Bombardier Transportation (BN, Bruges)
Build date1997–1998
Total produced20
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • UICBo′Bo′
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Driver dia.1,160 to 1,090 mm (46 to 43 in) (new/worn)
Wheelbase3.000 m (9 ft 10.1 in) (bogie)
10.400 m (34 ft 1.4 in) (between bogie centres)
Length19.11 m (62 ft 8 in)
Width3.026 m (9 ft 11 in)
Height4.275 m (14 ft 0 in)
Loco weight90 t
Electric system/s25 kV AC, 3 kV DC, 1.5 kV DC
Current pickup(s)Pantograph
Loco brakeElectro-pneumatic / rheostatic / electro-regenerative
Safety systemsKVB (SNCF), TBL2 (SNCB)
Performance figures
Maximum speed200 km/h (124 mph)
Power output5,200 kW (7,000 hp) under 25 kV AC or 3 kV DC
2,100 kW (2,800 hp) under 1.5 kV DC
Tractive effort288 kN (65,000 lbf) (starting)
Career
OperatorsCFL
Numbers3002-3020, 3001 is stored
Sources:[1][2] except where noted

Background, design and operation
Main article: SNCB Class 13

The CFL 3000 class have the same mechanical and electrical design as the SNCB 13 locomotives. They were ordered in 1995 to replace electric and diesel locomotives dating from the 1950/60s.[1]

The class were constructed between 1998 and 1999, and entered service from 1998 to 2001. On introduction the class experienced a number of problems relating to electrical/electromagnetic interference with track circuits, signalling systems, and issues with noise introduction onto power supplies.[1][2]

The locomotives share the work on Brussels - Luxembourg services, and exclusively work the Liège - Luxembourg trains. They are also used on freight services between Luxembourg and France/Belgium.

References
  1. See sources in SNCB Class 13
  2. "CFL - Série 3000", www.rail.lu (in French and German)
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