SNCF CC 14000

SNCF CC 14000
Type and origin Power type Electric Builder CGCL-Oerlikon Build date 1955 (1955)-1959 (1959) Total produced 20
Specifications Configuration: ​  • UIC Co′Co′ Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Wheel diameter 1.1 m (3 ft 7 in) Wheelbase 9.51 m (31 ft 2 in) ​  • Bogie 2.335 m (7 ft 7.9 in) Length 18.89 m (61 ft 11+3⁄4 in) Loco weight 125 tonnes (123 long tons; 138 short tons) Electric system/s 25 kV 50 Hz AC Current pickup(s) Pantograph, 2 off Traction motors 6 FD 680 engines 940 V three-phase
Performance figures Maximum speed 60 km/h (37 mph) Power output: ​  • Continuous 2,640 kW (3,540 hp)
Career Operators SNCF Number in class 20 Numbers CC 14001 – CC 14020 Nicknames 'Fers à repasser' (Flatirons) Retired 1981

The Class CC 14000 were electric locomotives operated by SNCF in France. They were one of four classes, together with the BB 12000, BB 13000 and CC 14100 classes, that formed an experimental group for studying the practicality of the new French 25 kV 50 Hz AC electrification.^[1] It was used in freight service along the Lille – Thionville line. They were nicknamed Fer à repasser (electric irons).^[2]