SNCF BB 1420

SNCF BB 1420
Type and origin
Power type Electric
Builder Société alsacienne de constructions mécaniques (SACM)[1]
Constructions électriques de France (CEF)[2]
Build date 1927-1929[2]
Total produced 15[2]
Specifications
Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Length 12.754 m (41.84 ft)[2]
Loco weight 74.9 t (73.7 long tons; 82.6 short tons)[2]
Electric system(s) 1500 V DC Catenary[2]
Current collection Pantograph
Traction motors 4 x DK 87 F (manufacturer CEF)[2]
Performance figures
Maximum speed 90 km/h (56 mph)[2]
Power output 912 kW (1,223 hp)[2]
Career
Operators Chemin de Fer de Paris à Orléans (PO)
SNCF
Numbers PO : E.225 to E.240[2]
SNCF : BB 1425 to BB 1440[2]
Withdrawn 1974[2]

The SNCF locomotives BB 1425 to BB 1440 were a class of 1500 V DC 4 axle electric locomotives originally built for the Chemin de Fer de Paris à Orléans in the 1920s.[2]

The locomotives were used on mixed trains on lines between Paris and Bordeaux,[1] after incorporation into SNCF the locomotives were used for shunting duties.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "SNCF withdrawn dc electric locomotives". www.railfaneurope.net. Class 1420.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 fr:BB 1420
  3. ↑ "BB 1320". fc30.pagesperso-orange.fr (in French). Trains d'Europe.

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