SNCF Class BB 67400

The SNCF Class BB 67400 diesel locomotives were built by Brissonneau and Lotz between 1969–1975. The final development of the BB 67000 class, they can be found working all over France on both freight and passenger trains.[1]

Class BB 67400
BB 67611 in the Capitole livery at Daours, 23 May 2019
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel
BuilderFrance Brissonneau and Lotz
Build date1969-1975
Total produced232
Specifications
Configuration:
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Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Length17.090 m (56 ft 7⁄8 in)
Adhesive weight10.375 t (10.211 long tons; 11.436 short tons)
Loco weight83 t (82 long tons; 91 short tons)
Fuel typeDiesel
Prime moverSEMT Pielstick 16 PA 4
Engine typeV16 diesel
Cylinders16
Performance figures
Maximum speed140 km/h (87 mph)
Power output1,765 kW (2,367 hp)
Career
OperatorsSNCF
ClassBB 67400
Number in class228 (at 2005)
Numbers67401-67632
Locomotive BB 467628 and its train arriving at Lyon-Part-Dieu station

Names

5 members of the class received names, chiefly of French communes, towns and cities.[1]

Number Name Number Name
BB 67428 Dreuse BB 67581 Nevers
BB 67530 Romilly-sur-Seine BB 67620 Abbeville
BB 67580 Montpellier

References
  1. Garvin, Brian; Fox, Peter; Appleby, Chris (1986). SNCF/French National Railways. Sheffield: Platform Five. pp. 45–48. ISBN 0-906579-62-7.
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