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Belgian Railways Class 21

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notice. Most of 2101 to 2130 have been stripped for spares and had asbestos removed before scrapping. Classes 21 and 27 share many interchangeable parts. A major worry has been the traction motor blowers for Class 27. The company that made them in the 1980s is no longer in business so the Class 21s will serve as a spares bank to keep the Class 27s, which are more powerful, in service.
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In May 1989, locomotive 2109 was repainted in turquoise to haul a matched set of wagons for the Technorame train. This train was sponsored by the regional government of Wallonie and traveled around French-speaking Belgium displaying various high-tech items to the public for several months. At the end
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series of EMUs. This generation was a major modernization of the SNCB even if the older M2 coaching stock remained active for more than a decade before being replaced. These four sister classes are visually identical except for a few minor details. Class 11's bordeaux and yellow livery is specific to
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During 1993 locomotive 2130 was converted for use as a test bed for the development of the future Class 13. It was renumbered into Class 19 as 1901 for the testing program and was the only member of the class. It also gained triphase traction motors and a transformer that let it work under both 3000
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Withdrawals started in early 2014 as NMBS/SNCB decided that it had a surplus of electric locomotives after the Class 18 and Class 19 were delivered from Siemens. Most Class 21 locomotives from 2101 to 2130 were withdrawn by the December 2014 timetable change. The rest will be retained until further
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In 2022, a portion of this class of locomotives has been imported into Poland by Seville Rail Rent with the intention of offering them to Polish railway operators as a replacement for older EU07 series locomotives. As of 2024, none have entered service in Poland.
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Class 21 locomotives, although lower in power than the Class 27s, work interchangeably with them for the most part. They haul both passenger and freight trains. They are frequently seen pushing or pulling trains made of M4 and M5 coaching stock around the system.
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volts DC and 25000 volts, 50 Hz AC plus French safety equipment and operated into Lille Flandres station in France a number of times while in regular service. By 2001 the testing was complete and it was restored to standard with its original number of 2130.
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of this contract it re-entered regular service on both freight and passenger trains while still wearing its special colors. This continued for at least two months before it was repainted in the normal colors for the class.
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from the mid-1970s. The 1980s locomotives were very reliable because of the trial and error development of their predecessor. This family came into service with M4 and M5 coaching stock and the
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was more than twice as powerful as the 1950s locomotives. This family was heavily influenced by the
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Triple System : 1500, 3000 V DC, 25 kV 50 Hz AC
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Dual system : 3000 V DC, 25 kV 50 Hz AC
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the Benelux service which they powered for most of their service lives.
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25 kV 50 Hz & 15 kV 16⅔Hz AC
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Index

SNCB Class 21

Ostend
Electric
BN
ACEC
UIC
Bo′Bo′
Gauge
standard gauge
Driver
Adhesive weight
Electric system/s
V
DC
Current pickup(s)
Pantograph
SNCB/NMBS
Class
electric locomotives
11
12
27
22
23
25
Class 27
Class 20
AM 80
AM 86

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