The French »CC6500« electric locomotive: with a power of 5·9㎿ ≈ 8,000㏋, the powerfullest locomotive ever to operate on 1½㎸ DC electricity supply.

Content of first four montages in the sequence from

SIM Express — Locomotives CC6500 .

 

Fifth montage from

OVH — Main characteristics of CC 6500 electric locomotives ,

@ which there is also loads of technical detail about them.

 

See also

Railforums — 1500V DC ,

@ which there is a thorough discussion about 1½㎸ DC electricity supply for rail transportation.