Eurotunnel Class 9

Eurotunnel Class 9
Locomotive 9804 in 2019
Type and origin
Power typeElectric
BuilderEuroshuttle Locomotive Consortium
(ABB and Brush Traction)
Build date1993–2002
Total produced58
RebuilderBrush Traction / Bombardier Transportation
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • UICBo′Bo′Bo′
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Wheel diameter1,250 mm (49.2 in)[1]
Length22 m (72 ft 2 in)[2][3]
Width2.97 m (9 ft 9 in)[3]
Height:
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 • Pantograph4.19 m (13 ft 9 in)[3]
Loco weight132 tonnes (130 long tons; 146 short tons)
Electric system/sOverhead line, 25 kV 50 Hz AC
Current pickup(s)Pantograph (Brecknell Willis)[3]
Loco brakeElectro-pneumatic air, regenerative brake[4]
Train brakesAir[4]
Safety systemsTVM 430
Performance figures
Maximum speed160 km/h (99 mph)[4]
Power output5.6 or 7 MW (7,500 or 9,400 hp)[5]
Tractive effort
  • Max. 400 kN (90,000 lbf)[2]
  • Continuous 310 kN (70,000 lbf) @ 65 km/h (40 mph)[2]
Career
OperatorsGetlink

The Eurotunnel Class 9 or Class 9000 are six-axle high-power Bo′Bo′Bo′ single-ended electric locomotives built by the Euroshuttle Locomotive Consortium (ESCL) of Brush Traction and ABB. The class was designed for and is used exclusively to haul the LeShuttle road vehicle services through the Channel Tunnel.

  1. ^ Ford 1995, pp. 176–178.
  2. ^ a b c Allenbach et al. 2008, fiche 8.2.15
  3. ^ a b c d Marsden & Fenn 2001, p. 143.
  4. ^ a b c "Shuttle Locomotives". Loughborough: Brush Traction Group. Archived from the original on 5 October 2011.
  5. ^ "Adapting the locomotives and Truck Shuttles to growth of the market". Paris: Groupe Eurotunnel. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011.