SNCF Class BB 67200

Class BB 67200
BB 67213 at Longueau
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel-electric
DesignerPaul Arzens
BuilderBrissonneau and Lotz
Build date1980–1984
Total produced80
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • UICBo′Bo′
 • CommonwealthBo-Bo
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Wheel diameter1,150 mm (45 in)
Length17,090 mm (673 in)
Loco weight80 t (79 long tons; 88 short tons)
Prime moverSEMT 16PA4
Engine typeV16 Diesel
Cylinders16
TransmissionElectrical
Train heatingNone
Performance figures
Maximum speed90 km/h (56 mph)
Power output303 kN (68,000 lbf)
Career
OperatorsSNCF
ClassBB 67200
Numbers67201–67280

The Class BB 67200 diesel locomotives of SNCF were adapted from BB 67000 locomotives.

History

With the opening of the LGV Sud-Est, thirty BB 67000 class locomotives were fitted with cab signalling and radio to operate ballast trains and for use in an emergency on the high speed lines. For the latter purpose they were fitted with a Scharfenberg coupler at one end to enable them to be attached to a TGV rake. Initially the class was based at Nevers.[1] A further 50 locomotives were subsequently converted.

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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