The SNCF Class Y 9000 is the new designation for modernized and re-engined Y7100 and Y7400 shunters. The refurbishment was undertaken by a consortium consisting of SNCF, Socofer and Voith Turbo. Socofer refurbished 22 full locomotives at its Tours plant, and delivered 88 kits to SNCF’s Sotteville-Quatre-Mares workshops.[4][5] The first rebuilt locomotive was presented at InnoTrans 2010.[6]
The first locomotives will be used by SNCF infrastructure division INFRA and will as such carry the grey-yellow INFRA livery. Later locomotives will be used by SNCF freight division FRET.[7]
References
- ^ “Y9000”. Trains d’Europe. Retrieved January 8, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e “For Easier Shunting – Y 9000 Light Locomotive” (PDF). Voith Turbo. 2012. Retrieved 2012-09-02.[dead link]
- ^ “MAN successfully expands external engine business” (Press release). MAN SE. 2010-11-03. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
French rolling stock manufacturer Socofer is replacing the old drives in its switchers with MAN’s eco-friendly diesel engines.
- ^ “Voith modernizes 200 light shunting locomotives with Socofer” (PDF). News – the Voith Customer Magazine (1): 54–55. 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2011-01-08.
- ^ Socofer (2010-04-02). “The group SOCOFER-VOITH modernizes 200 SNCF locotractors”. Archived from the original on 2012-03-16. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
- ^ Socofer (2010-09-01). “Innotrans 2010”. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
- ^ “Voith modernizes 200 light shunting locomotives with Socofer” (PDF). News – the Voith Customer Magazine (1): 54–55. 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2011-01-08.
SNCF would like to have all 200 new locomotives ready for service at its subsidiaries Fret and Infra