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route. They are similar to the Class A1AA1A 68000 but with an AGO engine rather than the Sulzer fitted to the latter. 5 members of the class were rebuilt as A1AA1A 68000 by replacing the AGO prime mover with Sulzer engines, thought to be those formerly used in the BR Class 48 locomotives, D1702–1706. Subsequently, 13 members of the class 68000 were rebuilt as 68500 in 1993. The last was withdrawn from traffic in July 2011.

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68500 A1A-A1A locomotives CEM locomotives Fives-Lille locomotives SACM locomotives A1AA1A 680500 Standard-gauge locomotives of France Railway locomotives introduced in 1964 {{Locomotive-stub