Engine Retrofitting SNCF BB 66000/66400 locomotives
2009 - September - 30th
Engine retrofitting kits equipped with MTU type 12V4000 R41 engines.

The completion of the contract ends with the delivery of the last kit in September 2009.

171 locomotives of the SNCF Freight have been fitted with the 1040kW engine retrofitting kits delivered by Socofer.

Along with the X2100 Diesel Motor Units, this order witnesses SOCOFER renowned expertise for the engine retrofitting of diesel fleets.

Such modernization allow the railway companies to be up to date with the latest environmental regulations, to improve the maintenance and consumption performances, while extending from 15 to 20 years the lifetime of the vehicles.

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