That is one fugly locomotive. What is that thing just to the left of the door?
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| Posted by FSWood on January 30, 2013 | |
Would guess a mechanism for the type of track occupancy control where a physical object, a "token" is required to occupy that block of track between signal cabins.
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Twenty of these were built in 1957 and known as CC65000's in their home country of France. These lightweight (112 tons) six-axle 1850hp diesel-electrics were quite successful and lasted in SNCF service until 1988. They were built to a specification requiring a diesel to replace, among others, the North American-built 141R steam locomotives known as the "Liberation Mikados". Powered by two 1500rpm MGO V12 engines each, their appearance is unique and they were nicknamed "sous-marins" ("submarines") in France.
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Nice shot of a very unusual loco, and thanks much for the additional info comments posted. More than anything, at least this one appears to have a good home and been saved - hopefully the French did the same with one of their own.
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| Posted by FSWood on January 31, 2013 | |
Excellent shot Mike .
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| Posted by FSWood on January 31, 2013 | |
Wait a minute, that somehow doesn't look right "Posted by FSWood on January 31, 2013
Excellent shot Mike ." because it ain't Mike who took the photo!
I thought I'd copied this in to answer Thomas' question -
SNCF CC 65000 in Mulhouse
SNCF CC 65000 diesel built by Alsthom/CAFL/SACM in 1957-1958
Mainline universal diesel locomotives "Sous-Marins", originally numbered 060 DB 1-20, built for Nantes-Bordeaux and Poitiers-La Rochelle (withdrawn 1988)
Cité du Train museum in Mulhouse France
Which I found the other day while playing in Google.
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At least one of the original French series - CC65001 - is preserved in France.
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