Following in the footsteps of the Type 77
At the turn of the millennium, the Belgian railway adopted a new generation of robust and versatile diesel locomotives. The Class 77 locomotives thus became long-standing mainstays of freight transport in Belgium.
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The Type 77 since 1999
The 77 series, also known as HLD 77/78, is a family of diesel locomotives delivered between 1999 and 2005 to the SNCB (Belgian National Railways). Designed by Siemens-Vossloh, they are distinguished by their versatility, capable of hauling both freight trains and performing shunting operations on the Belgian network, where they still constitute the main diesel locomotives in regular service today.
“The railway is civilization running at full steam.”
— Victor Hugo
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