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{{short description|Class of 78 French 1500 V DC C′C′ locomotives}}
{{Infobox locomotive
| name             = SNCF Class CC 6500
| powertype        = Electric
| image            = CC-6572 Mulhouse FRA 001.JPG
| alt              =
| caption          = CC-6572 ''[[Résistance-Fer]]'' at Cité du Train de Mulhouse, Mulhouse, France
| builder          = [[Alsthom]] and MTE
| ordernumber      = CC6501 to 6578
| serialnumber     =
| buildmodel       =
| builddate        = 1969-1975
| totalproduction  = 75+3 (transformation of the three CC21000)
| rebuilder        = [[Alsthom]] (for Amtrak)
| numberrebuilt    = 1
| aarwheels        =
| uicclass         = [[C′C′]]
| gauge            = {{Track gauge|sg|allk=on}}
| trucks           =
| bogies           = 
| wheeldiameter    = {{convert|1140|mm|2|abbr=on}}
| trailingdiameter =
| minimumcurve     =
| wheelbase        =
| length           = {{convert|20.19|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| width            = 
| height           = {{convert|4.30|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| frametype        = Steel and glassfiber
| axleload         =
| weightondrivers  =
| locoweight       = {{ubl|CC 6501 to 38 : {{convert|115|t}}| CC 6539 to 74 : {{convert|118|t}}|[[SNCF Class CC 21000|X996]] : {{convert|132.5|t}}<ref>Hérubel, Olivier; Zalkind, Jacques (2000), ''CC 6500 - CC 21000'', Éditions de la Régordane, p. 178.</ref>}}
| sandcap          =
| electricsystem   = 1.5 [[Volt|kV]] [[Direct current|DC]] [[Overhead line|Catenary]]<br />25 [[Volt|kV]] 50 Hz [[Alternating current|AC]] Catenary (in addition, CC 21000 only)<br /> 11 [[Volt|kV]] 25 Hz AC Catenary (Amtrak)
| collectionmethod = [[Pantograph (rail)|Pantograph]]
| alternator       =
| generator        =
| tractionmotors   = Two TTB 665 A1, 1.5 kV self-ventilating
| transmission     = Electric
| multipleworking  =
| maxspeed         = {{convert|160|or|200|km/h|0|abbr=on}}
| poweroutput      = {{convert|5,900|kW|abbr=on}}
| tractiveeffort   = {{convert|263|kN|abbr=on}} at {{convert|74|km/h|abbr=on}}<br /> {{convert|121|kN|abbr=on}} at {{convert|161|km/h|abbr=on}}
| factorofadhesion =
| trainheating     =
| locobrakes       = [[Railway air brake|Air]]
| locobrakeforce   =
| trainbrakes      = [[Railway air brake|Air]]
| safety           = [[Contrôle de vitesse par balises|KVB]]
| operator         = [[SNCF]], [[Amtrak]]
| operatorclass    =
| numinclass       =
| fleetnumbers     = CC 6501 to CC 6578
| officialname     = CC 6500
| nicknames        = Nez cassé (broken nose), French Fry (Amtrak demonstrator)
| axleloadclass    =
| locale           =
| deliverydate     = from 1969 to 1975 (1996 for the ex CC21000)
| firstrundate     = 1969
| lastrundate      = 2007
| retiredate       = From 2004 to 2007
| withdrawndate    =
| preservedunits   = 6503, 6530, 6534, 6549, 6558, 6561, 6565, 6570, 6575
| restoredate      =
| scrapdate        =
| currentowner     =
| disposition      =
| notes            =
}}

The [[SNCF]] '''Class CC 6500''' is a class of [[1.5 kV DC]] [[electric locomotive]]s. The CC 6500 was, together with the {{Interlanguage link|SNCF Class CC 40100{{!}}CC 40100|fr|3=CC 40100}} and diesel [[SNCF Class CC 72000|CC 72000]], the first generation of the '[[Nez Cassé (locomotive)|Nez Cassé]]' family of locomotives and designed for hauling express trains with speeds up to {{convert|200|km/h|0|abbr=on}} but also used for heavy freight trains. Among the trains they hauled in their first years of service were the SNCF flagship train ''[[Le Mistral (train)|Le Mistral]]'' and [[Trans Europ Express]] trains ''[[Aquitaine (train)|Aquitaine]]'', ''[[Le Capitole (train)|Le Capitole]]'' and ''[[l'Étendard]]''.<ref name="nock1978">[[O. S. Nock|Nock, O.S.]] (1978). "The Aquitaine: pioneer of electric power", in ''World Atlas of Railways'', pp. 120–121. New York: Mayflower Books (original publisher: Artists House, London, UK). {{ISBN|0-8317-9500-X}}.</ref>

==Technical details==
The locomotives had 3-axle [[monomotor bogie]]s with each set of 3 axles coupled by gears. Speed regulation was by [[rheostat]]s and [[series-parallel control]]. The motors had double armatures so there were four "demi-motors" which allowed three motor groupings: full series, series-parallel and full parallel. The power controller had 28 steps.

The second batch of CC 6500 locomotives were equipped with third-rail electrical pickups for use on the steeply-graded [[Maurienne]] line in the Alps, which were removed when the line was converted to overhead catenary supplies.<ref name="Haydock1999">{{cite book |last1=Haydock |first1=David |author2=Fox, Peter|title=French Railways: Locomotives and Multiple Units |date=1999 |publisher=Platform 5 |isbn=1-872524-87-7 |page=17 |edition=4}}</ref>

==Production==
[[File:Genève-Cornavin 1993, SNCF CC 6508 (SIK 03-026526).jpg|thumb|left|CC 6508 pulling into Geneva (Genève Cornavin) station in 1993]]
Between 1969 and 1976 a total of 74 were built, with the last of this class taken out of service in 2007.
Four more were built as dual-system [[1.5 kV DC]]/[[25 kV AC]] locomotives, and designated Class [[SNCF Class CC 21000|CC 21000]]. These were reconfigured for use as DC only locomotives between 1995 and 1996, taking the total of CC 6500 locomotives to 78.<ref name="Haydock1999"/>

==Names==
Around half the class received names. Most are named after French towns, except CC 6572, which was named to commemorate the World War II railway workers resistance group, [[Résistance-Fer]].<ref name=Haydock1999 />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! Number
! Name
! Number
! Name
|-
| CC 6502
| ''[[Ivry-sur-Seine]]''
| CC 6526
| ''[[Choisy-le-Roi]]''
|-
| CC 6504
| ''[[Vitry-sur-Seine]]''
| CC 6527
| ''[[Amboise]]''
|- 
| CC 6505
| ''[[Sainte-Foy-la-Grande]]''
| CC 6529
| ''[[Issoudun]]''
|- 
| CC 6508
| ''[[Montauban]]''
| CC 6530
| ''[[Cahors]]''
|- 
| CC 6509
| ''[[Agen]]''
| CC 6531
| ''[[Saint-Pierre-des-Corps]]''
|- 
| CC 6510
| ''[[Carcassonne]]''
| CC 6533
| ''[[Beautiran]]''
|- 
| CC 6512
| ''[[Narbonne]]''
| CC 6534
| ''[[Béziers]]''
|- 
| CC 6513
| ''[[Cognac]]''
| CC 6535
| ''[[Saint-Chamond, Loire|Saint-Chamond]]''
|- 
| CC 6514
| ''[[Poitiers]]''
| CC 6536
| ''[[Annecy]]''
|- 
| CC 6515
| ''[[Blois]]''
| CC 6537
| ''[[Salon-de-Provence]]''
|- 
| CC 6516
| ''[[Châtellerault]]''
| CC 6560
| ''[[Oullins]]''
|- 
| CC 6517
| ''[[Arcachon]]''
| CC 6563
| ''[[Laval, Mayenne|Laval]]''
|- 
| CC 6518
| ''[[Orléans]]''
| CC 6564
| ''[[Beaune]]''
|- 
| CC 6519
| ''[[Angoulème]]''
| CC 6566
|''[[Maubeuge]]''
|- 
| CC 6520
| ''[[Saintes, Charente-Maritime|Ruffec]]''
| CC 6567
| ''[[Brest, France|Brest]]''
|- 
| CC 6521
| ''[[Saintes, Charente-Maritime|Saintes]]''
| CC 6569
| ''[[La Mulatière]]''
|- 
| CC 6522
| ''[[Limoges]]''
| CC 6570
| ''[[Armentières]]''
|- 
| CC 6523
| ''[[Brive]]''
| CC 6571
| ''[[Jeumont]]''
|- 
| CC 6524
| ''[[Toulouse]]''
| CC 6572
| ''[[Résistance-Fer]]''
|- 
| CC 6525
| ''[[Châteauroux]]''
| CC 6574
| ''[[Dole, Jura|Dole]]''
|- 
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
{{Commons}}
* {{cite magazine|title=Riding a French legend|first=Brian|last=Perren|magazine=[[RAIL (magazine)|Rail Enthusiast]]|publisher=EMAP National Publications|date=April 1983|pages=22–27|issn=0262-561X|oclc=49957965}}

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