SNCB Class 20

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Class 20
Class 20
2012 stabled at Antwerp-North yard, 2005-01-02.
Power type Electric
Builder BN/ACEC
Build date 1975-1977
Total production 25
UIC classification Co'Co'
AAR wheel arr. C-C
Gauge 1435 mm
Driver size 1250 mm
Length 19.5 m
Weight on drivers 9.2 t
Total weight 110 t
Electric system(s) 3000 V DC
Current Collection method(s) Pantograph
Top speed 160 km/h
Power output 5150 kW
Tractive effort 314 kN
Locomotive brakes  
Train brakes  
Career SNCB/NMBS
Class 20
Number in class 24
Number(s) 2001-2019, 2021-2025
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[edit] Class 20 Locomotives

Prior to the introduction of the class 13s Class 20s were the most powerful NMBS/SNCB electric locomotives. They commonly work on the Brussels - Luxembourg services sharing duties with the CFL Class 3000s. Unusually for Belgium they are Co-Co locomotives.

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