ðə sˈɛkənd bˈætʃ ʌv sˌiːsˈiː sˈɪks θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd lˌoʊkəmˈoʊɾɪvz wɜːɹ ɪkwˈɪpt wɪð θˈɜːdɹˈeɪl ᵻlˈɛktɹɪkəl pˈɪkʌps fɔːɹ jˈuːs ɔnðə stˈiːpliɡɹˈeɪdᵻd mˈɔːɹiən lˈaɪn ɪnðɪ ˈælps, wˌɪtʃ wɜː ɹᵻmˈuːvd wɛn ðə lˈaɪn wʌz kənvˈɜːɾᵻd tʊ ˌoʊvɚhˈɛd kætˈiːnɛɹi səplˈaɪz.
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.