The MIFERMA Class CC 01-21diesel locomotives were built by Alsthom in France between 1961 and 1965. The locomotives had been commissioned by the Sociéte Anonyme des Mines de Fer de Mauritanie (MIFERMA), then the owner of the Mauritania Railway, which, since its completion in 1963, has connected the iron ore mine in Zouerate with the port of Nouadhibou, Mauritania.
The CC Class 01-21 locomotives were based upon the SNCF Class CC 65000, a French passenger diesel locomotive also built by Alstom.[1]
Like the CC 65000s, the MIFERMA locomotives were fitted with two diesel engines. However, the MIFERMA locomotives had more powerful versions of the engines.[1] They were also equipped with a roof mounted "skyline casing", which housed special filtration equipment, to deal with the unusually sandy and dusty Saharan atmospheric conditions.
Another change which made them differ from the CC 65000s was their use of different bogie trucks (these being related to the trucks used on the CC 14000s) and a lower carbody with cabs taken from the CC 7100s. The cabs were slightly altered as they featured an extra center cab door on each end.[2]
In 1974, the assets of MIFERMA were nationalized. Thereafter, the Mauritania Railway and its locomotives were owned and operated by the parastatalSociété Nationale Industrielle et Minière (SNIM).
Beginning in 1981, the CC Class 01-21s were supplemented by US built EMDSDL40-2s.[3] In September 1997, they operated their last iron ore trains and subsequently, they were confined to SNIM's passenger train services.[1]
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Locomotive CC 05 pulling a track maintenance train in 1994
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^"Diesel Alsthom CC en Mauritanie - Forums LR PRESSE". forum.e-train.fr (in French). Retrieved 2019-07-11.
^Studney, Michael J (April 1994). "A sand-breathing diesel conquers the Sahara - locomotive". Railway Age. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
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miferma, class, diesel, locomotives, were, built, alsthom, france, between, 1961, 1965, locomotives, been, commissioned, sociéte, anonyme, mines, mauritanie, miferma, then, owner, mauritania, railway, which, since, completion, 1963, connected, iron, mine, zoue. The MIFERMA Class CC 01 21 diesel locomotives were built by Alsthom in France between 1961 and 1965 The locomotives had been commissioned by the Societe Anonyme des Mines de Fer de Mauritanie MIFERMA then the owner of the Mauritania Railway which since its completion in 1963 has connected the iron ore mine in Zouerate with the port of Nouadhibou Mauritania MIFERMA Class CC 01 21Locomotive CC 05 photographed in 1994 Type and originPower typeDieselBuilderAlsthom now Alstom Build dateCC 01 11 1961 62CC 12 21 1965 1 Total produced21 1 SpecificationsConfiguration UICCo Co Gauge1 435 mm 4 ft 8 1 2 in Bogies2Length22 732 mm 74 ft 7 in 1 Loco weightCC 01 11 126 tonnes 277 800 lb CC 12 21 138 tonnes 304 200 lb 1 Fuel typeDieselPrime mover2 SACM dieselTraction motorsAlsthom builtTransmissionDiesel electricPerformance figuresMaximum speedCC 01 11 70 km h 43 mph CC 12 21 60 km h 37 mph 1 Power output1 030 kW 1 380 hp each engine 1 CareerOperatorsMauritania RailwayNumber in class21NumbersCC 01 21LocaleMauritaniaDelivered1961 65 1 The CC Class 01 21 locomotives were based upon the SNCF Class CC 65000 a French passenger diesel locomotive also built by Alstom 1 Like the CC 65000s the MIFERMA locomotives were fitted with two diesel engines However the MIFERMA locomotives had more powerful versions of the engines 1 They were also equipped with a roof mounted skyline casing which housed special filtration equipment to deal with the unusually sandy and dusty Saharan atmospheric conditions Another change which made them differ from the CC 65000s was their use of different bogie trucks these being related to the trucks used on the CC 14000s and a lower carbody with cabs taken from the CC 7100s The cabs were slightly altered as they featured an extra center cab door on each end 2 In 1974 the assets of MIFERMA were nationalized Thereafter the Mauritania Railway and its locomotives were owned and operated by the parastatal Societe Nationale Industrielle et Miniere SNIM Beginning in 1981 the CC Class 01 21s were supplemented by US built EMD SDL40 2s 3 In September 1997 they operated their last iron ore trains and subsequently they were confined to SNIM s passenger train services 1 Image Gallery edit nbsp Locomotive CC 05 pulling a track maintenance train in 1994See also edit nbsp Trains portal nbsp Mauritania portal History of rail transport in MauritaniaReferences edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to MIFERNA Class CC 01 21 a b c d e f g h i j Koch Karl W January 2001 10 000 Pferde durchwuhlen den Sand Fern Express in German 69 Forderverein Dampf amp Reise e V 4 9 Retrieved 23 June 2011 Diesel Alsthom CC en Mauritanie Forums LR PRESSE forum e train fr in French Retrieved 2019 07 11 Studney Michael J April 1994 A sand breathing diesel conquers the Sahara locomotive Railway Age Retrieved 23 June 2011 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title MIFERMA Class CC 01 21 amp oldid 1170496698, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
