SNCF Class BB 10003
| SNCF BB 10003 | |
|---|---|
| Type and origin | |
| Power type | Electric |
| Builder | Alstom / MTE |
| Build date | 1982 (converted from BB 7003) |
| Total produced | 1 |
| Specifications | |
| UIC classification | Bo'Bo' |
| Gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
| Wheel diameter | 1,250 mm (49.21 in) |
| Locomotive weight | 92 t (91 long tons; 101 short tons) |
| Electric system(s) |
25 kV AC Catenary For TMST tests (1991-2) : 3 kV DC Catenary, 750 V DC Third rail † |
| Current collection method |
For 25 kV and 3 kV DC, Pantograph For 750 V DC, Contact shoe[note 1] except †[1] |
The locomotive SNCF BB 10003 was an experimental prototype locomotive converted from a SNCF BB 15000 unit and used to develop the use of asynchronous induction traction motors.
History
The locomotive BB 10003 was created from an earlier experimental machine BB 7003 in 1982. It was used to test the use of aysnchronous induction motors in locomotives.[note 2][3][2]
From 1986-7 the locomotive was used in experiments testing the viability of a diesel electric locomotive with asynchronous traction motors; the locomotive was coupled to a remotorised SNCF CC 72000 locomotive which acted as an electrical generator.[1]
In 1990/1 the locomotive was used as a test machine for operations of the TGV-TMST on 750V and 3000V.[4] In 1998 the locomotive was converted back to a non-experimental class - as SNCF BB 15007. (SNCF Class BB 15000)[3][4]
Legacy
The results were not as good as synchronous motor technology; it was not until the introduction of GTO transistor technology that series production of an asychronous inudction motored locomotive began in France, as the Eurostar TGV (1992),[2] and later the BB 36000 Astride (1996).
Notes
- ↑ For UK system, on Trans-Manche link.[1]tiredaTraction motors 4 aysnchronous motors type ASB5B1Performance figuresMaximum speed 160 km/h (99 mph)Power output 5 MW (6,700 hp)CareerWithdrawn 1998Disposition reinstated as BB 15007 in 1998 Sources :xperimental maThierry Martel. "BB 10003 (prototype)". Le dépôt de Longueau (www.passiondutrain.fr) (in French). Retrieved 9 July 2011.
- ↑ A contemporary prototype, the BB 10004 which was used to test synchronous motors gave better results with the available technology (lower mass, and an easier implementation of regenerative braking) was preferred, and led to the SNCF BB 26000 class.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "BB 10003". fc30.pagesperso-orange.fr (in French). Trains d'Europe.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "BB 15000". ferrovia.free.fr (in French). Machines remarquables de la série. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "SNCF withdrawn locomotives". www.railfaneurope.net.
External links
- N.C. Jones; J.J. Greening; A.A. Thevenon (21–23 May 1991). "BB 10003-prototype electric locomotive for the TMST". Proceedings of the 1991 IEEE/ASME Joint Railroad Conference: 125–132. doi:10.1109/RRCON.1991.160936. ISBN 0-7803-0072-6.
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