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SNCF Class CC 65000

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SNCF 060.DB
SNCF CC 65000
CC 65001 is preserved at the Cité du Train, Mulhouse
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel-electric
BuilderAlsthom, CAFL, SACM
Total produced20
Specifications
Configuration:
 • UICCo′Co′
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Length19,814 mm (65 ft 18 in)
Loco weight112 tonnes (110 long tons; 123 short tons)
Fuel typeDiesel
Prime moverSACM MGO VSHR, 2 off
Engine typeV12
Traction motorsAlsthom TA 643 A1, 180 volt, force ventilated, 6 off
Performance figures
Maximum speed80 or 130 km/h (50 or 81 mph)
Power output:
 • Continuous970 kW (1,320 CV; 1,300 hp)
Career
OperatorsSNCF
Numbers
  • 060.DB.1 – 060.DB.20
  • CC 65001 – CC 65020
NicknamesSous-marin (Submarine), Juke-box (Jukebox)
Delivered1957–58
Retired1981–1988

The SNCF Class CC 65000 diesel locomotives were built by Alsthom, CAFL and SACM between 1957 and 1958. They were most often used in the triangle Nantes-Tours, Tours-Bordeaux and Bordeaux-La Rochelle-Nantes.

The series was withdrawn from service between 1981 and 1988 but two examples were preserved: CC 65001 at the Cité du Train in Mulhouse and CC 65005 by the Train des Mouettes.