SNCF Class BB 9300

The SNCF Class BB 9300 was a class of French 1500V DC electric locomotives built by Schneider-Jeumont/CEM between 1967 and 1969. They were later mainly used on passenger services around Marseille, Avignon, Nîmes, Narbonne and Toulouse,[1] and all had been withdrawn by 2014.

SNCF BB 9300
BB 9329 at Paris Gare d'Austerlitz on 5 September 2005
Type and origin
Power typeElectric
BuilderFrance Schneider-Jeumont
France CEM
Build date19671969
Total produced40
Specifications
Configuration:
  UICBo′Bo′
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Length16.20 m (53 ft 2 in)
Width2.98 m (9 ft 9 in)
Height4.20 m (13 ft 9 in)
Electric system/s1.5 kV DC Catenary
Current pickup(s)Pantograph
Traction motors4x Alsthom GLM 931B
Loco brakeRheostatic brakes
Performance figures
Maximum speed160 km/h (99 mph)
Power output3,850 kW (5,160 hp)
Tractive effort260 kN (58,000 lbf)
Career
OperatorsSNCF
ClassBB 9300
Number in class0 (2014)
Numbers/
LocaleSouth West France - No further north than Tours, no further east than Marseille
First run1967 - 1969
DispositionOut Of Service

Description

The locomotives were 16.2 m (53 ft 2 in) long, weighed 82 t (81 long tons; 90 short tons) and had a tractive effort of 260 kN (58,000 lbf) giving a maximum speed of 160 km/h (99 mph)[1]

Technically, the class was closely derived from BB 9200. They were fitted with one-legged type AM18B pantographs unlike the BB 9200s, which were fitted with diamond type G pantographs. Differences between the two classes were notable at the bogie level, in particular the suspension system. Only the last BB 9200s were equipped with rheostatic braking, while all BB 9300s were equipped with it. The louvres were longer than on the BB 9200. The driver’s cab benefited from new ergonomics and the standardised controls fitted to most locomotives built from 1965.

Operational use

BB 9322 hauling the Catalan Talgo at Genève-Cornavin, 1979

When first delivered, they were assigned to lines in the South-East region, to provide traction for the Rapid and Express trains. From 1967 to 1970, some locomotives were rostered to haul the prestigious TEE Mistral before the advent of the more powerful CC 6500. BB 9319 to 9331 were fitted with special hydrostatic compensated buffers between 1975 and 1981, necessary for hauling the Talgo III-RD trainsets of Renfe on the two services using this stock: TEE Catalan-Talgo Geneva - Barcelona, from Geneva to Narbonne where diesel traction took over, during the period when this train was routed via Lyon-Brotteaux instead of Grenoble; and the Barcelona-Talgo sleeper train, linking Paris and Barcelona, from Paris-Austerlitz to Toulouse, where it was again handed over to diesel traction.

In 1977, the arrival of the new BB 7200s at the Villeneuve depot for service on the Paris-Lyon-Marseille artery displaced the less powerful BB 9300s. They were then progressively transferred to the Toulouse depot. By 1981, the entire class was allocated to Toulouse to operate express and mainline trains between Paris and Toulouse or Bordeaux, and on the cross-country lines of the South-West, as well as a few freight or postal trains.

At the end of the 2000s, the BB 9300s, like their BB 9200 cousins, experienced a sharp drop in activity due to the appearance of new regional multiple units.[2] Some were stored out of use, the others remained in operation on the Teoz connections, then CIC and TER services, still around Toulouse and Bordeaux. They were regularly used to move empty coaching stock between Bordeaux and Juvisy.

Depot allocations

The Villeneuve depot received all 40 locomotives of the class as soon as they were delivered, from 1967 to 1969. From 1977, they were gradually transferred to the Toulouse depot. By 1981 they were all at Toulouse and would remain so until the end of their career.[3]

Fleet list

The last members of the class were withdrawn on 2 September 2014[4]

Number Commissioned Withdrawn Final Livery Last Depot Name (Date)
BB 93012 December 19672 September 2014MultiserviceSTF Midi-Py
BB 930230 January 196811 August 1993OullinsToulouse
BB 930325 February 196828 March 2013TravelingToulouse
BB 93044 March 196810 April 2012MultiserviceToulouse
BB 930531 March 19686 May 2010MultiserviceToulouse
BB 930617 April 196830 June 2013TravelingToulouse
BB 930729 April 19684 July 2011MultiserviceToulouse
BB 930812 May 196812 April 2010MultiserviceToulouse
BB 930921 June 19687 January 2013ConcreteToulouse
BB 931019 July 196820 January 2011ConcreteToulouse
BB 93112 August 196818 November 2009MultiserviceToulouse
BB 93122 September 19681 February 2011MultiserviceToulouse
BB 931321 September 196830 November 2011MultiserviceToulouse
BB 931429 September 196826 October 2007ConcreteToulouse
BB 931512 October 19681 February 2011MultiserviceToulouse
BB 931625 October 196826 March 2013TravelingToulouse
BB 93179 November 196828 March 2013MultiserviceToulouse
BB 931823 November 196829 March 2013TravelingToulouse
BB 931914 December 19682 September 2014ConcreteSTF Midi-Py
BB 932022 December 19687 January 2013MultiserviceToulouse
BB 932120 January 196910 September 2010ConcreteToulouse
BB 932225 January 196926 June 2013TravelingToulouse
BB 93232 February 196929 March 2013ConcreteToulouse
BB 932422 February 19691 December 2009ConcreteToulouse
BB 93253 March 196930 November 2012MultiserviceToulouse
BB 932610 March 196927 November 2012TravelingToulouseMontrabé (15 October 1988)
BB 932721 March 196916 January 2012ConcreteToulouse
BB 93284 April 196912 December 2011ConcreteToulouse
BB 932913 April 196910 June 2010ConcreteToulouseCastres (23 September 1982)
BB 933025 April 196929 March 2010ConcreteToulouse
BB 93312 May 196916 January 2012ConcreteToulouse
BB 933212 May 196921 February 2008ConcreteToulouse
BB 93333 May 19694 June 2010ConcreteToulouse
BB 93345 June 196923 November 2009ConcreteToulouse
BB 933520 June 196925 January 2010MultiserviceToulouse
BB 933628 June 196910 September 2006ConcreteToulouse
BB 933713 July 196931 May 2011ConcreteToulouse
BB 933826 July 196916 January 2012MultiserviceToulouse
BB 93391 October 196929 March 2013ConcreteToulouse
BB 934021 November 19696 July 2010ConcreteToulouse

Accidents and incidents

  • BB 9302 was eventually written off following a collision on a level crossing, which occurred on 21 September 1990 at Chéry-Lury[4]
  • BB 9305 appeared in the film Ceux qui m'aiment prendront le train. (Those who love me will take the train).

Preservation

References

  1. Garvin, Brian; Fox, Peter; Appleby, Chris (1986). SNCF/French National Railways. Sheffield: Platform Five. p. 21. ISBN 0-906579-62-7.
  2. Droissey, F (September 2014). "BB 9300 : Fin des prolongations". Rail Passion. No. 203. p. 11.
  3. Moret, Bruno (February 1999). "Les BB 9301 à 9340". Le Train. No. 130. pp. 54–57.
  4. "Trains du Sud-Ouest" (PDF). Trains du Sud-Ouest. Retrieved 15 March 2021.

Bibliography

  • Defrance, Jacques (1969). Le matériel moteur de la SNCF. Paris: La Vie du Rail.
  • Redouty, Denis (2007). Le matériel moteur de la SNCF. Paris: La Vie du Rail. ISBN 978-2-915034-65-3.
  • Constant, Oliver (2004). Encyclopédie du matériel moteur SNCF, "les locomotives à courant continu 1.500 V,. Le Train.
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