SNCF Class BB 25500
- 25501–25544: 14.7 m (48 ft 3 in)
- 25545–25587: 14.94 m (49 ft 0 in)
- 25588–25694: 15.57 m (51 ft 1 in)
- 25501–25544: 79 t (174,000 lb)
- 25545–25555: 80 t (180,000 lb)
- 25556–25694: 77 t (170,000 lb)
- Overhead line:
- 25 kV 50 Hz AC
- 1,500 V DC
Performance figures | |
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Maximum speed | 100 or 140 km/h (62 or 87 mph) |
Power output | 2,940 kW (3,940 hp) |
Tractive effort | 330 kN (74,200 lbf) or 197 kN (44,300 lbf) |
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Operators | SNCF TER/Transilien |
Class | BB 25500 |
Number in class | TER: 102[1] Transilien: 8[2] |
Locale | TER: Bourgogne, Bretagne, Franche-Comté, PACA, Rhône-Alpes; Transilien:Paris Montparnasse - Dreux/Mantes la Jolie |
First run | 4 June 1964 |
Last run | 13 January 2021 |
SNCF's BB 25500 class are part of a series of electric locomotives built by Alsthom. They are the dual system version of the BB 17000 (AC) and BB 8500 (DC) locomotives (17000+8500=25500). They are fitted with monomotor bogies with two different gear ratios. This allows them to have either increased tractive effort for freight, or a higher top speed. This makes them suitable for both freight and passenger trains.[3]
They were built in three distinct batches leading to detail differences. They remain in use as mixed traffic locomotives, mostly with TER and Transilien.
Romania
Ten locomotives (25517, 25518, 25523, 25524, 25528, 25536, 25570, 25572, 25576 and 25581) have been exported to Romania. They work with former SNCF Rio carriages for Regiotrans.[4]
Unfortunately, 25536 caught fire on 5 December 2017 at Cața station whilst hauling a freight train.
Services worked are:
The locomotives have been renumbered by adding 400,000 to their SNCF numbers.
Preservation
Locomotive 25609 is on preervation in Cité du Train in Mulhouse and is on display.[5]
References
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- ^ Marco van Uden. "SNCF TER electric locomotives". Archived from the original on 28 March 2010. Retrieved 3 February 2008.
- ^ Marco van Uden. "SNCF Île de France electric locomotives". Retrieved 3 February 2008.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Locomotive electrice BB 25500 si rame RIB/RIO" (in Romanian). Retrieved 1 March 2011.
- ^ "Le Panorama Ferroviaire | Cité du Train - Patrimoine SNCF".
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