This article needs more citations. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Belgian Railways Class 16" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (August 2026) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

Class 16
NMBS/SNCB Class 16 loco 1606 at Köln Hbf
Type and origin Power type Electric Builder BN/ACEC Build date 1966 Total produced 8
Specifications Configuration: ​  • UIC Bo-Bo Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge Driver dia. 1,250 mm (49.21 in) Length 16.65 m (54 ft 8 in) Adhesive weight 10.1 t (9.94 long tons; 11.13 short tons) Loco weight 82.600 t (81.30 long tons; 91.05 short tons) Electric system/s 1,500 V DC 3,000 V DC 25,000 V AC 15 kV  16+2⁄3 Hz AC Current pickup Pantograph
Performance figures Maximum speed 160 km/h (99 mph) Power output 2,780 kW (3,728 bhp) Tractive effort 196 kN (44,000 lbf)
Career Operators SNCB/NMBS Class 16 Number in class 8 Numbers 1601-1608 Delivered 1966

The Class 16 locomotives was a class of eight electric locomotives built to work cross border services from Belgium. They are equipped with three pantographs to run in France, the Netherlands and Germany.^[1] They were displaced from these workings by Thalys electric multiple units and ended up working a few peak hour commuter trains until 2007 when they were withdrawn with two of them saved for preservation. When built they were classified as the 160 class.^[1]

References

External links

• HLE 16 (ex type 160)

Media related to SNCB Class 16 at Wikimedia Commons

This electric locomotive-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information.

• v
• t
• e

This Belgium-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information.

• v
• t
• e