SNCF Class Y 8400 explained

Class Y8400
Powertype:Diesel
Builder: Arbel Fauvet Rail
Builddate:1990–1995
Totalproduction:150
Whytetype:0-4-0
Uicclass:B
Length:10.14m (33.27feet)
Locoweight:36t
Fueltype:Diesel
Primemover:Poyaud V12
Enginetype:V12 Diesel
Transmission:Hydraulic
Maxspeed:60km/h
Poweroutput:205kW
Operator:SNCF
Operatorclass:Y8400
Numinclass:150 (at 2005)
Fleetnumbers:Y8401–Y8550

This class of small shunters has 150 members. They were delivered by Arbel Fauvet Rail in the early 1990s and seem to have been spread across France. They have the 0-4-0 ("B") wheel arrangement, 200 kW diesel engines and hydraulic transmission.

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