SNCF Class Y 7400 explained

Class Y 7400
Powertype:Diesel
Builder: Billard
Decauville
De Dietrich
Moyse
Builddate:1959, 1963-72
Totalproduction:1 + 488
Whytetype:0-4-0
Uicclass:B
Driverdiameter:1050mm
Wheelbase:3685mm
Length:8940mm
Locoweight:32t
Fueltype:Diesel
Primemover:Poyaud 6PYT
Enginetype:Diesel
Transmission:Mechanical Transmission (mechanics)?
Maxspeed:60km/h
Poweroutput:129kW
Tractiveeffort:73kN
Operator:SNCF
Operatorclass:Y7400
Fleetnumbers:Y7001, Y7401–Y7888

The Y 7400 class of small shunters is France's most numerous with 488 locomotives in the production build. The first 120 were built by Decauville, with further batches built by De Dietrich (105) and Moyse (263). They have the 0-4-0 ("B") wheel arrangement, 150 kW diesel engines and mechanical transmission. They can be found all over the French network.

During 1959 Y 7192 was converted to mechanical transmission and renumbered as Y 7001. This locomotive was the prototype for the Y7400 class.

Operators

In addition to the locomotives operated by SNCF, RATP have two Y 7400 class locomotives built in 1969 by Moyse. They are numbered T 102 & T 103 and were not part of the SNCF fleet. Likewise VFLI have two Y 7400 locomotives, 088 & 089, which were originally built for CFD. VFLI have augmented their fleet with Y 7474 and Y 7684 purchased from SNCF.

Some of them are preserved by tourist railroads.

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