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Romania: Class 71

Also known as: 060-DD1, Didina, LDE4000-RO

Railway companies: CFR - Romanian Railways

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In service:

1976 - 1995

Era:

IV - V

Built by:

Electroputere Craiova
UCM Resita - Resita Machine Building Plant*
*in charge of building the ALCo 251R / V16 diesel engine, under licence from the American Locomotive Company (USA)

Gauge:

Standard gauge (1'435 mm)

Wheel arrangement:

Co'Co'

Length over buffers (mm):

20'200 mm

Width (mm):

3'100 mm

Height (mm | over lowered pantograph):

4'438 mm

Tare weight (t):

117 t

Service weight (t):

123 t*
*fuel tank 65% full

Axle load (t):

20,5 t*
*fuel tank 65% full

Engine:

ALCo 251R / V16*
*built in Romania, at UCM Resita, under licence from the American Locomotive Company (USA)

Power output (x'xxx kW / x'xxx hp):

2'911 kW
3'955 hp

Tractive effort (kN / lbf | starting / continuous):

345,0 kN*
*starting
212,2 kN*
*continuous

Wheel diameter (x'xxx,xx | mm | new / worn):

1'100 mm*
*new

Maximum speed (km/h):

145 km/h

Electric Train Heating (ETH) (yes / no - electric radiators / modulated air):

yes

Display registration numbers

060-DD1-001
70-0017-7 RO-CFR
RO-CFR
71-0001-9 4 x
71-0004-3
71-0005-0
71-0006-8
71-0017-5
71-0018-3
71-0024-1
71-0031-6

1976

These diesel locomotives are powered by an ALCo 251R / V16 diesel engine, built at UCM Resita (Romania) under licence from the American Locomotive Company (USA), developing almost 4000 hp.

Some parts of the design (in particular the truss body structure and bogies) are alleged to be derived from the Brush locomotives built for British Rail (BR) as their Class 56, the original batch of which are built by Electroputere Craiova during the same period.

A total of 7x locomotives from this series are delivered by Electroputere Craiova, as follows:
- 1976: 1x unit registered as 71-0001-9;
- 1978: 4x units registered as 71-0004-3, 71-0005-0, 71-0006-8 and 71-0018-3 (unit 71-0017-5 is finally delivered as 70-0017-7);
- 1979: 1x unit registered as 71-0024-1;
- 1980: 1x units registered as 71-0031-6.

28x additional units configured for freight operations are delivered and registered as Class 70.

NB: In 1982, 10x additional units are exported to Greece, for the Hellenic Railways Organisation (OSE), where they are registered as Class A-551.

Sources: https://trenuletz.forumz.ro/t244p120-locomotive-clasa-66-67-70-71-si-64, http://www.railfaneurope.net/list/romania/romania_cfr_del.html, http://www.locopage.net/cfr-alcos.htm, http://www.transira.ro/bb3/viewtopic.php?t=2507

1995

All units are withdrawn from regular service by the end of 1995.

Sources: http://www.railfaneurope.net/list/romania/romania_cfr_del.html

Latest update on the 16th of June 2020 at 22:31

Contributor(s): Tudor C.

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