Belgian Railways Class 28 (Bombardier)

NMBS/SNCB Class 28
Bombardier TRAXX locomotive E186 124 exhibited during the NMBS/SNCB open days at Antwerpen-Noord workshops. This locomotive is now renumbered to 2802.
Type and origin
Power typeDC Electric
BuilderBombardier Transportation
ModelTRAXX F140 MS2
Build date2007-2009
Total produced43
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • UICBo'Bo'
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
BogiesBo-Bo
Length18,900 mm (62 ft 0 in)
Width2,978 mm (9 ft 9.2 in)
Axle load21.25 t (20.91 long tons; 23.42 short tons)
Loco weight85 t (83.66 long tons; 93.70 short tons)
Electric system/s1.5 kV DC
3.0 kV DC
25 kV 50 Hz AC
15 kV 16⅔ Hz AC
Current pickup(s)Pantograph
TransmissionElectric
Loco brakeAir
Train brakesAir
Safety systemsETCS
Performance figures
Maximum speed160 km/h (99 mph)
Power output5,600 kW (7,500 hp)
Tractive effort300 kN (67,000 lbf)
Factor of adh.2.8 (35.7%)
Career
OperatorsB-Cargo
Class28
Number in class43
Numbers2801-2843
Delivered2007-2009
Current ownerAlpha Trains
DispositionIn service

The NMBS/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, since renamed Lineas.[1] 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.[1]

It was planned that they would work passenger services between Amsterdam, Brecht, Brussels and Antwerp.[1] Several are now running on push-pull Benelux trains, alongside NS Class 186 (NS TRAXX F140 MS). These trains have a locomotive at each end; some trains feature a Class 186 at one end and a Class 28 at the other one.

They also work on the heavy freight corridor between Aachen-West, Antwerp, and Zeebrugge.

The original Class 28 locomotives were produced by Baume-Marpent in 1949.

Class 29

5 TRAXX F140 MS locomotives especially prepared for operations into France were numbered 2901 to 2905.

  • 2901 ex E 186 346-3
  • 2902 ex E 186 347-1 (now with Fret SNCF)[2]
  • 2903 ex E 186 348-9
  • 2904 ex E 186 349-7
  • 2905 ex E 186 350-5

2861 & 2862

During 2015 two additional TRAXX F140 MS locomotives were hired by SNCB and numbered as 2861 & 2862.

  • 2861 ex E 186 183-0[3]
  • 2862 ex E 186 181-4[4]

They have been joined by E 186 424,[5] covering for locomotives away for maintenance.

  • 2833 on an empty automobile train.
    2833 on an empty automobile train.
  • A pair of Class 28 hauling a Benelux train in the Netherlands.
    A pair of Class 28 hauling a Benelux train in the Netherlands.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Angel Trains Cargo E186 series". Railcolor.net - Modern Locomotive Power. Retrieved 14 December 2008.
  2. ^ "Bombardier 34483". Railcolor.net - Modern Locomotive Power. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  3. ^ "Bombardier 34833". Railcolor.net - Modern Locomotive Power. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  4. ^ "Bombardier 34411". Railcolor.net - Modern Locomotive Power. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  5. ^ "Bombardier ?". Railcolor.net - Modern Locomotive Power. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
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