Railway company: SNCF
Epoch: IV
Gauge: H0
Elect. system: DC
Diesel locomotive CC 72000 of the French State Railways.
Model with digital decoder and digitally switchable sound and light functions as well as buffer capacitor for uninterruptible power supply.
■ Mobile fan rotors in the roof fan
■ Model with many separately applied plug-in parts which are partially etched
■ Version with round logo
In order to have enough fast train locomotives for the use on non-electrified lines in their vehicle fleet, the French State Railways (SNCF) ordered the new diesel locomotives of the series CC 72000 in 1965. The design of the locomotives with the characteristic prominent "nez cassé" (broken nose) was created by the frenchman Paul Arzens, who at that time was also responsible for the design of several other SNCF locomotives. Due to the beginning oil crisis in 1973, the commissioning of the CC 72000 ended and operation was only carried out with the 92 already existing diesel locomotives.
| Specifications: | |
| General data | |
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| Number of axles with traction tyres | 1 |
| Number of driven axles | 6 |
| Coupling | NEM shaft 362 with close coupling mechanism |
| Minimum radius | 419.6 mm |
| Flywheel | yes |
| Electrical | |
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| Digital decoder | PluX22 |
| Sound | yes |
| Interface | Electrical interface for traction units PluX22 |
| Head light | Two direction dependent tail lights and dual headlights. |
| LED lighting | yes |
| Motor | 5-pole motor |
| LED head light | yes |
| Measurements | |
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| Length over buffer | 232 mm |
