SNCF Class BB 7200

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• UIC	B' B'
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 81⁄2 in) standard gauge
Length	17.48 m (57 ft 4 in)
Electric system/s	1.5 kV DC Catenary
Current pickup(s)	Pantograph
Traction motors	2x TAB 674

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Electric
Builder	Alstom; MTE
Build date	1976-1985
Total produced	240

SNCF BB 7200
SNCF BB 7200
	BB 7222 hauling another electric locomotive on 19 August 2002 near Bayonne
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Electric
Builder	Alstom; MTE
Build date	1976-1985
Total produced	240
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• UIC	B' B'
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 81⁄2 in) standard gauge
Length	17.48 m (57 ft 4 in)
Electric system/s	1.5 kV DC Catenary
Current pickup(s)	Pantograph
Traction motors	2x TAB 674
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	160 km/h (99 mph),; 100 km/h (62 mph) (7201 - 7235, 7343 - 7380, 7411 - 7440),; 200 km/h (120 mph) (7261 - 7263)
Power output	4,040 kW (5,420 hp)
Tractive effort	288 kN (65,000 lbf), 300 kN (67,000 lbf) (7201 - 7235, 7261 - 7263, 7343 - 7380, 7411 - 7440)
Operators
Career
Operators	SNCF, SNCF-FRET
Class	BB 7200
Number in class	236 (2008)
Numbers	7201-7208, 7211-7307, 7309-7347, 7349-7440
Locale	Mainly South-East France
Disposition	in service

The SNCF Class BB 7200 is a 1.5 kV DC electric locomotive. It is operated by the SNCF in France. The BB 7200 are part of the "Nez Cassé" family of locomotives. SNCF Class BB 15000 is the alternating current (AC) version. The Class BB 22200 is a dual-voltage version. They are numbered to show that the DC and AC class make the dual-voltage locomotives (7200 + 15000 = 22200). Another similar model is the NS Class 1600. It is operated in the Netherlands. It is a DC locomotive based on the BB 7200.

Locomotive numbers 7209, 7210, 7308 and 7348 have all been destroyed in accidents.

The class are numbered 7201 - 7440. Some have cast plates. ^[1]

In 2012 and 2013, the locomotives numbered 7311, 7312, 7314, 7325, 7327, 7330m 7332, 7335, 7337, 7339, 7341 and 7342 were modified. They became BB 7600 locomotives. They were operated on the Transilien Paris – Montparnasse line.

Names

Some of the class carry the name of a city in France:

Number	City
7203	Saint-Flour
7221	Saint-Amand-Montrond
7223	La Souterraine
7232	Souillac
7236	Chambéry
7237	Pierrelatte
7238	Thonon-les-Bains
7239	Saint-Pierre-d'Albigny
7240	Saint-Étienne
7241	Villeurbanne
7242	Vienne
7243	Villeneuve-Saint-Georges
7244	Vernou-la-Celle-sur-Seine
7253	Montrejeau
7256	Valenton
7270	Entraigues-sur-Sorgues
7410	Fontenay-sous-Bois
7411	Lamure-sur-Azergues

Models

This locomotive was reproduced in H0 scale by Jouef, Lima, Märklin and Roco.
This locomotive was reproduced in N scale by Fleischmann and Minitrix.

References

↑ Haydock, David (2008). European Handbook No. 4 French Railways Locomotives & Multiple Units (Fourth ed.). Sheffield, UK: Platform 5 Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-1-902336-65-7.

[PlatFive-1] Haydock, David (2008). European Handbook No. 4 French Railways Locomotives & Multiple Units (Fourth ed.). Sheffield, UK: Platform 5 Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-1-902336-65-7.

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