Belgian Railways Class 22

what is it?

SNCB Class 22 Locomotives were owned by the National Railway Company of Belgium, also known as Nationale Maatschappij der Belgische Spoorwegen (or NMBS, Dutch) or Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Belges (or SNCB, French), the Belgian national railway operator. Class 22 locomotives were part of the 1950s generation of SNCB electric locomotives that included Types 122 (later 22), 123 (later 23), 125, (later 25 and 25.5) and 140 (later 125.100, 25 and 25.5) built between 1953 and 1961. There were 50 Series 122, 83 Series 123, 16 Series 125 and 6 Series 140 for a total of 155 locomotives.

who runs it

SNCB/NMBS

base stats

• speed 130 km/htop speed
• power 1.9 MWpower output
• weight 87 tin working order
• built 50made in total

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 73 years ago, in 1953.
• 🚗1.9 MW is about 22 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
• 🐘Weighs about as much as 15 African elephants (~6 t each).
• 📏18 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
• ⌛Served for 56 years (1953–2009).

electric locomotive: Draws power from overhead wires or a third rail and pulls separate carriages.

spec sheet

built

1953–1954

in service from

1953

retired

2009

status

preserved

number built

50

kind

Electric

traction

electric

origin

🇧🇪 Belgium

builders

Ateliers de Constructions Electriques de Charleroi, Société Anonyme la Métallurgique

operators

SNCB/NMBS

top speed

130 km/h

power

1.9 MW

gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

electric system

3000 V DC

wheel arrangement

Bo′Bo′

length

18 m

weight

87 t

Dutch name

HLE 22

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.