The Belgian Railways Class 18 was a type of

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operated by

NMBS/SNCB french: Société nationale des chemins de fer belgesgerman: Nationale Gesellschaft der Belgischen Eisenbahnen , type = Statutory corporation , industry = Rail Transport , foundation = 1926 , founder = Government o ...

of Belgium. They have been displaced from these workings by

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electric multiple units An electric multiple unit or EMU is a multiple-unit train consisting of self-propelled carriages using electricity as the motive power. An EMU requires no separate locomotive, as electric traction motors are incorporated within one or a numbe ...

and were all retired from service by 1999. They were derived from the French

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express passenger locomotives. Their multi-voltage capabilities allowed them to work beyond Belgium's borders, mainly Paris - Brussels/Liège and Oostende - Cologne. The locomotives had an aluminum body with dark blue accents.

Status

The dispositions of locomotives in this class are as follows: * 1801 Scrapped in February 2008 at Salzinnes works * 1802 Scrapped in July 2009 at Courcelles-Motte * 1803 Stored at

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, moved to

Sokolov, Czech Republic Sokolov (, until 1948 Falknov nad Ohří; german: Falkenau an der Eger) is a town in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 22,000 inhabitants. Administrative parts Villages of Hrušková and Novina and area of former village ...

in October 2011, scrapped in February 2012 * 1804 Scrapped in July 2009 at Courcelles-Motte * 1805 Preserved by PFT * 1806 Stored at Raeren, moved to Sokolov, Czech Republic in October 2011, scrapped in February 2012

References

Locomotives de la série 18

* ttp://www.rail.lu/materiel/sncb18.html SNCB série 18

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