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6 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. SNCF CC14100 (14161 H): Joachim Lutz· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. SNCF CC14100 (14161 B): Joachim Lutz· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3. 06.06.91 Béning CC14151 (6071072976): Phil Richards from London, UK· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 4. SNCF CC14100 (14161 A): Joachim Lutz· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 5. SNCF CC14100 (14181 A): Joachim Lutz· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 6. SNCF CC14100 (14183 A W): Joachim Lutz· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The SNCF Class CC 14100 was a class of 25 kV 50 Hz AC electric centre cab locomotives designed to haul heavy freight trains in the northeast of France and cross-border traffic into Luxembourg. A total of 101 locomotives were produced, numbered CC 14101 – CC 14202.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 72 years ago, in 1954.
- Weighs about as much as 21 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 18.9 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
electric locomotive: Draws power from overhead wires or a third rail and pulls separate carriages.
spec sheet
- built
- 1954–1958
- number built
- 101
- kind
- Electric
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇫🇷 France
- builders
- Alstom
- operators
- Société nationale des chemins de fer français
- top speed
- 60 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- Catenary
- wheel arrangement
- C–C
- length
- 18.9 m
- weight
- 128 t
- nicknames
- Fers à repasser (Irons)
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q2931158, Wikipedia: SNCF Class CC 14100 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.