Eurotunnel Class 9

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• UIC	Bo′Bo′Bo′
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Wheel diameter	1,250 mm (49.2 in)
Length	22 m (72 ft 2 in)
Width	2.97 m (9 ft 9 in)
Height:;
• Pantograph	4.19 m (13 ft 9 in)
Loco weight	132 tonnes (130 long tons; 146 short tons)
Electric system/s	Overhead line, 25 kV 50 Hz AC
Current pickup(s)	Pantograph (Brecknell Willis)
Loco brake	Electro-pneumatic air, regenerative brake
Train brakes	Air
Safety systems	TVM 430

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Electric
Builder	Euroshuttle Locomotive Consortium; (ABB and Brush Traction)
Build date	1993–2002
Total produced	58
Rebuilder	Brush Traction / Bombardier Transportation

Eurotunnel Class 9
Eurotunnel Class 9
	Locomotive 9804 in 2019
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Electric
Builder	Euroshuttle Locomotive Consortium; (ABB and Brush Traction)
Build date	1993–2002
Total produced	58
Rebuilder	Brush Traction / Bombardier Transportation
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• UIC	Bo′Bo′Bo′
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Wheel diameter	1,250 mm (49.2 in)
Length	22 m (72 ft 2 in)
Width	2.97 m (9 ft 9 in)
Height:;
• Pantograph	4.19 m (13 ft 9 in)
Loco weight	132 tonnes (130 long tons; 146 short tons)
Electric system/s	Overhead line, 25 kV 50 Hz AC
Current pickup(s)	Pantograph (Brecknell Willis)
Loco brake	Electro-pneumatic air, regenerative brake
Train brakes	Air
Safety systems	TVM 430
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	160 km/h (99 mph)
Power output	5.6 or 7 MW (7,500 or 9,400 hp)
Tractive effort	Max. 400 kN (90,000 lbf); Continuous 310 kN (70,000 lbf) @ 65 km/h (40 mph);
Operators
Career
Operators	Getlink

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.

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