SNCF Class BB 7200

SNCF BB 7200
BB 7222 hauling another electric locomotive on 19 August 2002 near Bayonne
Type and origin
Power type	Electric
Builder	Alsthom MTE
Build date	1976-1985
Total produced	240
Specifications
UIC classification	B' B'
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Length	17.48 m (57 ft 4 in)
Electric system(s)	1.5 kV DC Catenary
Current collection method	Pantograph
Traction motors	2x TAB 674
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)
Career
Operator(s)	SNCF, SNCF-FRET
Class	BB 7200
Number in class	236 (2008)
Number(s)	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 operated by the SNCF in France. They BB 7200 are part of the "Nez Cassé" family of locomotives, this being the DC version. SNCF Class BB 15000 is the AC version while 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 relative is the NS Class 1600 operated in Netherlands, a DC locomotive based on the BB 7200.

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 à 7327, 7330 à 7332, 7335, 7337, 7339, 7341 et 7342 are modified and become BB 7600 locomotives, to be operated on Transilien Paris – Montparnasse lines.

Names

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

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

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

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