SNCF Class BB 16000

BB 16000
BB 16037 at Paris Gare du Nord, 26 December 2005.
Power type Electric
Builder Le Matériel de Traction Électrique (MTE)
Build date 1958–1963
Total produced 62
UIC classification Bo'Bo'
Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Length 16.68 m (54 ft 9 in)
Locomotive weight 88 tonnes (87 long tons; 97 short tons)
Electric system 25 kV 50 Hz AC
Current collection
method		 Pantograph
Traction motors Jeumont TO 136-8, 4 off
Top speed 160 km/h (100 mph)
Power output 4,130 kW (5,540 hp)
Tractive effort 309 kN (69,000 lbf)
Career SNCF
Number BB 16001 – BB 16062

The SNCF BB 16000 are a class of 25kv 50Hz AC electric locomotives produced by MTE. They are the AC version of the BB 9200s A total of 62 were originally built between 1959 and 1963, although some have since been withdrawn. 15 BB 16000s were reclassified as BB 16100s after fitment of TDM control equipment for Paris Nord to St. Quentin/Amiens[1]. Certain members of the class are fitted for push pull operations.

References

  1. ^ Haydock, David; Fox, Peter. European Handbook No. 4 French Railways Locomotives & Multiple Units (Third Edition ed.). Sheffield, UK: Platform 5 Publishing Ltd.. ISBN 1 872524 87 7. 
Locomotives of SNCF
Electric locomotives
DC:
AC
Prototype and experimental
BB 10001 · CC 10002 · BB 10003 · BB 10004
Dual-voltage:
Prototype and experimental
Triple-voltage:
Quad-voltage:
Diesel locomotives
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Prototype and experimental
  • BB 60000
  • BB 60001
  • C 60002
  • BB 60021
  • BB 60031
  • 1D1 60051
Shunters:
  • Y 2100
  • Y 2200
  • Y 2400
  • Y 5100
  • Y 6000
  • Y 6200
  • Y 6300
  • Y 6400
  • Y 7100
  • Y 7400
  • Y 8000
  • Y 8400
  • Y 9000
  • Y 9100
  • Y 11000
  • YBD 12000
  • YBE 14000
  • YBE 15000
  • Y 50100
  • Y 51100
  • Y 51200
  • Y BL
see also Category:SNCF locomotives, List of SNCF classes