Belgian Railways Class 77

The NMBS/SNCB Class 77 (also known as HLD 77 or HLR 77) is a class of 4 axle B'B' road switcher diesel hydraulic locomotive designed for shunting and freight work manufactured at the beginning of the 2000s by Vossloh Schienentechnik/Vossloh Locomotives at the Maschinenbau Kiel plant in Kiel, Germany for the National Railway Company of Belgium (SNCB/NMBS).

SNCB/NMBS 77
Diesel locomotive #7798 of the Belgian State Railways (SNCB – NMBS), 2010
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel
Builder Vossloh Schienentechnik/Vossloh Locomotives
Serial number1000918 – 1001007
1001217 – 1001296
Build date1999–2005
Total produced170
Specifications
Configuration:
  UICB'B'
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Wheel diameter1,000 mm (39.37 in) (new)
Minimum curve75 m (246.06 ft)
Wheelbasebogie centre distance 7.770 m (25 ft 5.9 in)
axle distance 2.400 m (7 ft 10.5 in)
Length15.590 m (51 ft 1+34 in)
Width3.052 m (10 ft 18 in)
Height4.220 m (13 ft 10+18 in)
Loco weight90 t
(88.6 long tons; 99.2 short tons)
Fuel capacity4,200 L
(920 imp gal; 1,100 US gal)
Prime moverAnglo Belgian Corporation 6DZC-1000-144A
AlternatorAuxiliary 3 phase 65–130 kW
TransmissionVoith Hydraulic L4r4zseU2a
Loco brakepneumatic (Knorr-Bremse)
Performance figures
Maximum speed100 or 60 km/h (62 or 37 mph)
Power output1,150 kW (1,540 hp)
Tractive effort210–265 kN (47,000–60,000 lbf)
Career
OperatorsSNCB/NMBS
Class77
Numbers7701–7870
Dispositionin service
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