SNCF Class BB 16500

SNCF BB16500

Type and origin Power type Electric Builder Alsthom Build date 1958-1964 Total produced 294

Specifications AAR wheel arr B-B UIC class (?) Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in) standard gauge Length 14.40 m (47 ft 3 in) Traction motors 2x TAO 646A1

Performance figures Maximum speed 140 km/h (87 mph) Power output 2,580 kW (3,460 hp) Tractive effort 324 kN (73,000 lbf)/192 kN (43,000 lbf)

Career Operators SNCF TER Class BB16500 Number in class 105 (2008) Numbers 16501 - 16794 (Many Withdrawn) Locale Lille, Reims, Metz, Strasbourg Disposition in service

The SNCF Class BB 16500 electric locomotives were built by Alsthom between 1958-1964.

They are part of the family of locomotives: SNCF Class BB 8500, SNCF Class BB 88500, SNCF Class BB 17000, SNCF Class BB 20200 and SNCF Class BB 25500.

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  16628 at Reims on a TER service in 2008