#2905· HLE 28
Belgian Railways Class 28 (Baume-Marpent)
🇧🇪 Belgium ·built by Baume & Marpent· from 1949· class of 3 Belgian electric locomotives
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- 1. 05.10.91 Bruxelles Midi 2802 (6121999864): Phil Richards from London, UK· CC BY-SA 2.0
what is it?
The original NMBS/SNCB Class 28 locomotives were produced by Baume - Marpent (nl) in 1949 and entered service in 1950. Three were built under the designation of Type 120. They were built as prototypes to help SNCB develop a standard electric locomotive for future electrification projects.
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 77 years ago, in 1949.
- 2 MW is about 23 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 14 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 17.2 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 49 years (1949–1998).
electric locomotive: Draws power from overhead wires or a third rail and pulls separate carriages.
spec sheet
- built
- 1949
- in service from
- 1949
- retired
- 1998
- status
- preserved
- number built
- 3
- kind
- DC Electric
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇧🇪 Belgium
- builders
- Baume & Marpent
- operators
- SNCB/NMBS
- top speed
- 130 km/h
- power
- 2 MW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- 3000 V DC
- wheel arrangement
- Bo'Bo'
- length
- 17.2 m
- weight
- 84 t
- Dutch name
- HLE 28
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q751792, Wikipedia: Belgian Railways Class 28 (Baume-Marpent) (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.