SNCF Class CC 65000

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SNCF 060.DB SNCF CC 65000
CC 65001 is preserved at the Cité du Train, Mulhouse
Type and origin Power type Diesel-electric Builder Alsthom, CAFL, SACM Total produced 20
Specifications Configuration: ​  • UIC Co′Co′ Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Length 19,814 mm (65 ft 1⁄8 in) Loco weight 112 tonnes (110 long tons; 123 short tons) Fuel type Diesel Prime mover SACM MGO VSHR, 2 off Engine type V12 Traction motors Alsthom TA 643 A1, 180 volt, force ventilated, 6 off
Performance figures Maximum speed 80 or 130 km/h (50 or 81 mph) Power output: ​  • Continuous 970 kW (1,320 CV; 1,300 hp)
Career Operators SNCF Numbers 060.DB.1 – 060.DB.20 CC 65001 – CC 65020 Nicknames Sous-marin (Submarine), Juke-box (Jukebox) Delivered 1957–58 Retired 1981–1988

The SNCF Class CC 65000 diesel locomotives were built by Alsthom, CAFL and SACM, with 20 examples being built between 1956 and 1958.^{[citation needed]} They were most often used in the triangle Nantes-Tours, Tours-Bordeaux and Bordeaux-La Rochelle-Nantes.

The series was withdrawn from service between 1981 and 1988 but two examples were preserved: CC 65001 at the Cité du Train in Mulhouse and CC 65005 by the Train des Mouettes.

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