SNCF Class A1AA1A 68000

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• AAR	A1A-A1A
• UIC	(A1A)(A1A)
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Bogies	Y 211
Wheel diameter	1,250 mm (49.21 in)
Length	18,010 mm (59 ft 1.1 in)
Width	2,920 mm (9 ft 7.0 in)
Height	4,280 mm (14 ft 0.5 in)
Loco weight	105 t (103 long tons; 116 short tons)
Prime mover	Sulzer 12LVA 24
Engine type	V12 diesel
Cylinders	12

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel
Build date	1963–1968
Total produced	80

SNCF Class A1AA1A 68000
SNCF Class A1AA1A 68000
	No. A1A-A1A 68081 in original livery at Amiens.
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel
Build date	1963–1968
Total produced	80
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• AAR	A1A-A1A
• UIC	(A1A)(A1A)
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Bogies	Y 211
Wheel diameter	1,250 mm (49.21 in)
Length	18,010 mm (59 ft 1.1 in)
Width	2,920 mm (9 ft 7.0 in)
Height	4,280 mm (14 ft 0.5 in)
Loco weight	105 t (103 long tons; 116 short tons)
Prime mover	Sulzer 12LVA 24
Engine type	V12 diesel
Cylinders	12
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	130 km/h (81 mph)
Operators
Career
Operators	SNCF

The SNCF Class A1AA1A 68000 is a class of diesel-electric locomotives of the SNCF. Originally a class of 80 locomotives, they were built for both passenger and freight service. They were ordered on 7 June 1961, the first entering service on 13 December 1963 at Chalindrey depot.^[1] A further 5 were added by refitting members of the similar AGO powered Class A1AA1A 68500 with Sulzer engines, thought to be those formerly used in the BR Class 48 locomotives, D1702–1706.^[2] Subsequently, 13 members of the class were rebuilt as Class A1AA1A 68500, 1 in 1963 and 12 in 1993. The last was withdrawn from traffic in 2005, with the exception of 68081 which has been preserved at the Cité du Train.^[3]

Number	Rebuilt from
A1AA1A 68005	A1AA1A 68501
A1AA1A 68082	A1AA1A 68529
A1AA1A 68083	A1AA1A 68525
A1AA1A 68084	A1AA1A 68508
A1AA1A 68085	A1AA1A 68510

References

^ (Haydock 1986)
^ Garvin, Brian; Fox, Peter; Appleby, Chris (1986). SNCF/French National Railways. Sheffield: Platform Five. p. 51. ISBN 0-906579-62-7.
^ van Uden, Marco. "SNCF withdrawn diesel locomotives". Railfan Europe. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2021.