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Rolling stock : Diesel locomotives

General description

The NMVB used for motive power mostly steam locomotives and in later years autorails, some as autorrail-tractor. With the NMVB there have only been three diesel locs.
One of it was used in the province of Limburg in the years before the second World War.
The other two locs were achieved second hand in the eighties, that was in the time when the pre-metro in Charleroi was built.

 

1201

This loc was used in the province of Limburg in the years befor the second World War.

diesel loc 1201
 
Type : B
Total built : 1
Year built : 1929
Out of service : 1955
Built by : Deutz
Motor built by : Deutz
Motor type : diesel
Axles : 2
Power (hp) : 110
Length (m) : 7.000
Width (m) : 7.000
Height (m) : 7.000
Distance axles :
Weight (ton) : 23 ton
Gauge : ?
Remarks :

Details exploitation:

NrDetails
12011930-1955: expl: Lanaken - Maaseik
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9582 - 9583

diesel loc 9582
 
Type : B
Total built : 2
Year built : 1960 - 1961
Year with NMVB : 19??
Out of service :
Built by : O & K
Motor built by : O & K
Motor type : diesel-hydraulic
Axles : 2
Type : B
Power (hp) : 145
Length (m) : 5.440
Width (m) : 2.300
Height (m) : 3.090
Distance axles :
Weight (ton) : 20.000
Gauge : 1000 mm
Remarks : In depot in Jumet.

Taken over from Hohenlimburger Kleinbahn in Germany
Operated with the works for the pré-metro in Charleroi.

Details exploitation:

NrDetails
9582expl: Charleroi / Jumet
9583expl: Charleroi / Jumet
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