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SNCF BB 15000
BB 15007 in Multiservices livery at the Gare d'Amiens in 2010
Type and origin
Power type
Electric
Builder
Alstom & MTE
Build date
1971 – 1978
Specifications
Configuration:
• UIC
B'B'
Gauge
1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Length
17.48 m (57 ft 4 in)
Width
3.05 m (10 ft 0 in)
Height
4.29 m (14 ft 1 in)
Loco weight
82 t (81 long tons; 90 short tons)
Electric system/s
25 kV 50 Hz AC catenary
Current pickup(s)
Pantograph
Traction motors
1.5 kV DC traction motors controlled by thyristors
Transmission
73/44 gear ratio
Safety systems
Crocodile, KVB. SNCF-VFE locomotives also have Memor II+
Performance figures
Maximum speed
160 km/h (99 mph) (service)
180 km/h (110 mph) (design)
Power output
4,420 kW (5,930 hp) max
4,400 kW (5,900 hp) cont
Tractive effort
294 kN (66,000 lbf) max
190 kN (43,000 lbf) cont @ 98 km/h (61 mph)
90 kN (20,000 lbf) regen braking 130 km/h (81 mph)- 0 km/h (0 mph)
Career
Operators
SNCF-VFE/SNCF-CIC/SNCF-TER
Number in class
59
Nicknames
"Nez cassés", "BB 4400kW"
First run
1971
Disposition
Six scrapped, remainder in service
The SNCF class BB 15000 is a class of 25 kV 50 Hz electric locomotives built by Alstom and MTE between 1971 and 1978. Initially 65 locomotives strong, the class was widely deployed on the whole French 25 kV network before being replaced by TGV trains when the LGV Est went into service in 2007.
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