SNCF Class CC 6500

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• UIC	C′C′
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Wheel diameter	1,140 mm (44.88 in)
Length	20.19 m (66 ft 3 in)
Height	4.30 m (14 ft 1 in)
Frame type	Steel and glassfiber
Loco weight	CC 6501 to 38 : 115 tonnes (113 long tons; 127 short tons); CC 6539 to 74 : 118 tonnes (116 long tons; 130 short tons); X996 : 132.5 tonnes (130.4 long tons; 146.1 short tons);
Electric system/s	1.5 kV DC Catenary; 25 kV 50 Hz AC Catenary (in addition, CC 21000 only); 11 kV 25 Hz AC Catenary (Amtrak)
Current pickup(s)	Pantograph
Traction motors	Two TTB 665 A1, 1.5 kV self-ventilating
Transmission	Electric
Loco brake	Air
Train brakes	Air
Safety systems	KVB

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Electric
Builder	Alsthom and MTE
Order number	CC6501 to 6578
Build date	1969-1975
Total produced	75+3 (transformation of the three CC21000)
Rebuilder	Alsthom (for Amtrak)
Number rebuilt	1

SNCF Class CC 6500
SNCF Class CC 6500
	CC-6572 Résistance-Fer at Cité du Train de Mulhouse, Mulhouse, France
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Electric
Builder	Alsthom and MTE
Order number	CC6501 to 6578
Build date	1969-1975
Total produced	75+3 (transformation of the three CC21000)
Rebuilder	Alsthom (for Amtrak)
Number rebuilt	1
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• UIC	C′C′
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Wheel diameter	1,140 mm (44.88 in)
Length	20.19 m (66 ft 3 in)
Height	4.30 m (14 ft 1 in)
Frame type	Steel and glassfiber
Loco weight	CC 6501 to 38 : 115 tonnes (113 long tons; 127 short tons); CC 6539 to 74 : 118 tonnes (116 long tons; 130 short tons); X996 : 132.5 tonnes (130.4 long tons; 146.1 short tons);
Electric system/s	1.5 kV DC Catenary; 25 kV 50 Hz AC Catenary (in addition, CC 21000 only); 11 kV 25 Hz AC Catenary (Amtrak)
Current pickup(s)	Pantograph
Traction motors	Two TTB 665 A1, 1.5 kV self-ventilating
Transmission	Electric
Loco brake	Air
Train brakes	Air
Safety systems	KVB
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	160 or 200 km/h (99 or 124 mph)
Power output	5,900 kW (7,900 hp)
Tractive effort	263 kN (59,000 lbf) at 74 km/h (46 mph); 121 kN (27,000 lbf) at 161 km/h (100 mph)
Operators
Career
Operators	SNCF, Amtrak
Numbers	CC 6501 to CC 6578
Official name	CC 6500
Nicknames	Nez cassé (broken nose), French Fry (Amtrak demonstrator)
Delivered	from 1969 to 1975 (1996 for the ex CC21000)
First run	1969
Last run	2007
Retired	From 2004 to 2007
Preserved	6503, 6530, 6534, 6549, 6558, 6561, 6565, 6570, 6575

The SNCF Class CC 6500 is a class of 1.5 kV DC electric locomotives. The CC 6500 was, together with the CC 40100 and diesel CC 72000, the first generation of the 'Nez Cassé' family of locomotives and designed for hauling express trains with speeds up to 200 km/h (124 mph) but also used for heavy freight trains. Among the trains they hauled in their first years of service were the SNCF flagship train Le Mistral and Trans Europ Express trains Aquitaine, Le Capitole and l'Étendard.