CFL Class 3600

Class 3600 are a group of electric locomotives that were operated by Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois (CFL). They were built to the design of the French BB 12000 class.

Class 3600
3602 in Fürth on 16 September 2007.
Type and origin Power type Electric Builder Le Matériel de Traction Électrique (MTE) Build date 1958–1959 Total produced 20
Specifications Configuration: ​  • AAR B-B  • UIC Bo′Bo′ Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Wheel diameter 1,250 mm (49 in) Length 15.2 metres (49 ft 10 in) Axle load 21 tonnes (21 long tons; 23 short tons) Loco weight 84 tonnes (83 long tons; 93 short tons) Electric system/s 25 kV 50 Hz AC Current pickup(s) Pantograph
Performance figures Maximum speed 120 km/h (75 mph) Power output 2,650 kW (3,550 hp) Tractive effort 186 kN (42,000 lbf)
Career Operators CFL Class 3600 Numbers 3601–3620 Retired 2005 Disposition Disposal/Preservation

These locomotives have lost their duties to the newer class 4000s. Examples are still to be found dumped in yards awaiting their final trip for disposal. Two have been saved:

• 3602 Bahnpark museum Augsburg, Germany
• 3608 Esch sur Alzette

External links

• rail.lu
• Spoorgroep Luxemburg