SNCF Class BB 16100

The SNCF Class BB 16100 electric locomotives were converted from class BB 16000s by fitting TDM push-pull equipment to work the Paris Nord to St. Quentin/Amiens services as well as Paris St Lazare - Rouen.[1]

BB 16100
BB 16101 at Paris Gare du Nord, 5 September 2005.
Type and origin
Power typeElectric
BuilderLe Matériel de Traction Électrique (MTE)
Build date1958–1963
Rebuild date1991–1994
Number rebuilt15
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • UICBo′Bo′
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Length16.68 m (54 ft 9 in)
Loco weight88 tonnes (87 long tons; 97 short tons)
Electric system/s25 kV 50 Hz AC Catenary
Current pickup(s)Pantograph
Traction motorsJeumont TO 136-8, 4 off
Performance figures
Maximum speed160 km/h (100 mph)
Power output4,130 kW (5,540 hp)
Tractive effort309 kN (69,000 lbf)
Career
OperatorsSNCF
NumbersBB 16101 – BB 16115

Conversions
  • 16101 from 16004
  • 16102 from 16017
  • 16103 from 16046
  • 16104 from 16040
  • 16105 from 16014
  • 16106 from 16009
  • 16107 from 16048
  • 16108 from 16026
  • 16109 from 16023
  • 16110 from 16035
  • 16111 from 16016
  • 16112 from 16010
  • 16113 from 16030
  • 16114 from 16062
  • 16115 from 16060

References
  1. 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.
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