SNCF Class Y 8400
Encyclopedia
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 engine
s and hydraulic transmission
.
Arbel Fauvet Rail
Arbel Fauvet Rail is a railway rolling stock manufacturer based in Douai, France. In 2010 the company was acquired by Titagarah Wagons and renamed AFR Titagarh.-Arbel:...
in the early 1990s and seem to have been spread across France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. They have the 0-4-0
0-4-0
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 0-4-0 represents one of the simplest possible types, that with two axles and four coupled wheels, all of which are driven...
("B") wheel arrangement, 200 kW diesel engine
Diesel engine
A diesel engine is an internal combustion engine that uses the heat of compression to initiate ignition to burn the fuel, which is injected into the combustion chamber...
s and hydraulic transmission
Hydraulic drive system
A hydraulic drive system is a drive or transmission system that uses pressurized hydraulic fluid to drive hydraulic machinery. The term hydrostatic refers to the transfer of energy from flow and pressure, not from the kinetic energy of the flow....
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