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BEL Class

Road numbers:

BEL001–2

 

Operator:

Metro Trains Sydney

 

Gauge:

1435 mm

 

Year of entry into service:

2018

 

Number built:

2

 

Manufacturer:

CRRC ZhuZhou Locomotive Company

 

Manufacturing location:

China

 

Engine:

1500 V electric/battery

 

Traction power:

400 kW

 

Wheel arrangement:

Bo-Bo

 

Weight:

56.0 t

 

Length:

13.4 m

Two hybrid battery/electric locomotives by Metro Trains Sydney in 2018 while the new Metro line from Chatswood to Tallawong in Sydney was under construction. They are based at the depot in Tallawong, where they are mostly used for shunting. Fitted with pantographs for operation under overhead wires, they also have a battery to enable them to be used when overhead is not availabe.

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