3 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Y9092: Romain Martin· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. Y 9000: Alexandre Prevot· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 3. Y 9000, gare de Rambouillet: Jules78120· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The SNCF Class Y 9000 is the new designation for modernized and re-engined Y7100 and Y7400 shunters. The refurbishment was undertaken by a consortium consisting of SNCF, Socofer and Voith Turbo. Socofer refurbished 22 full locomotives at its Tours plant, and delivered 88 kits to SNCF's Sotteville-Quatre-Mares workshops.
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 68 years ago, in 1958.
- Weighs about as much as 5 African elephants (~6 t each).
diesel locomotive: A diesel engine on board drives the wheels, usually through a generator (diesel-electric).
spec sheet
- built
- 1958–1972
- in service from
- 2010
- status
- in service
- number built
- 110
- kind
- Diesel
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇫🇷 France
- builders
- Socofer
- operators
- Société nationale des chemins de fer français
- top speed
- 60 km/h
- power
- 265 kW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 0-4-0
- length
- 8.9 m
- weight
- 32 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q3571195, Wikipedia: SNCF Class Y 9000 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.