SNCF Class BB 16000

BB 16000

BB 16037 at Paris Gare du Nord, 26 December 2005.

Type and origin Power type Electric Builder Le Matériel de Traction Électrique (MTE) Build date 1958–1963 Total produced 62

Specifications UIC class Bo'Bo' Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in) standard gauge Length 16.68 m (54 ft 9 in) Loco weight 88 tonnes (87 long tons; 97 short tons) Electric system(s) 25 kV 50 Hz AC Catenary Current collection Pantograph Traction motors Jeumont TO 136-8, 4 off

Performance figures Maximum speed 160 km/h (100 mph) Power output 4,130 kW (5,540 hp) Tractive effort 309 kN (69,000 lbf)

Career Operators SNCF Numbers BB 16001 – BB 16062

The SNCF BB 16000 are a class of 25 kV 50 Hz AC electric locomotives produced by MTE. They are the AC version of the BB 9200.

A total of 62 were originally built between 1958 and 1963, certain units of the class were fitted for push-pull operations with Corail coaches and control car.

15 BB 16000 were reclassified as BB 16100 after being fitted with TDM control equipment for push-pulling double-decker trains with control car, and operated on Paris-Nord to St-Quentin or Amiens lines ^[1]

The whole series was retired on 31 December 2012.

References

1. Haydock, David; Fox, Peter (1999). European Handbook No. 4 French Railways Locomotives & Multiple Units (Third ed.). Sheffield, UK: Platform 5 Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-872524-87-7.