CFL Class 3600

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Class 3600
3602 in Fürth on 16 September 2007.
Type and origin
Power typeElectric
BuilderLe Matériel de Traction Électrique (MTE)
Build date1958–1959
Total produced20
Specifications
Configuration:
 • AARB-B
 • UICBo′Bo′
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Wheel diameter1,250 mm (49 in)
Length15.2 metres (49 ft 10 in)
Axle load21 tonnes (21 long tons; 23 short tons)
Loco weight84 tonnes (83 long tons; 93 short tons)
Electric system/s25 kV 50 Hz AC
Current pickup(s)Pantograph
Performance figures
Maximum speed120 km/h (75 mph)
Power output2,650 kW (3,550 hp)
Tractive effort186 kN (42,000 lbf)
Career
OperatorsCFL
Class3600
Numbers3601–3620
Retired2005
DispositionDisposal/Preservation

Class 3600 are a group of electric locomotives that were operated by Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois (CFL). They were built to the design of the French BB 12000 class.

These locomotives have lost their duties to the newer class 4000s. Examples are still to be found dumped in yards awaiting their final trip for disposal. Two have been saved:

  • 3602 Bahnpark museum Augsburg, Germany
  • 3608 Esch sur Alzette

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