SNCF Class BB 16500

The SNCF BB 16500 were a class of electric locomotives built by Alsthom between 1958 and 1964 for the SNCF.

SNCF BB 16500
BB 16698 at Trouville-Deauville, 8 August 2004
Type and origin
Power typeElectric
BuilderAlsthom
Build date1958–1964
Total produced294
Specifications
Configuration:
  UICB′B′
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) standard gauge
Wheel diameter1,100 millimetres (43 14 in)
Length14.40 m (47 ft 3 in)
Width2.985 m (9 ft 9 12 in)
Electric system/s25 kV 50 Hz AC
Current pickup(s)Overhead lines
Traction motorsTAO 646A1 (×2)
Performance figures
Maximum speed140 km/h (87 mph)
Power output:
  Continuous2,580 kW (3,460 hp)
Tractive effort324 kN (73,000 lbf)/192 kN (43,000 lbf)
Career
OperatorsSNCF TER
ClassBB 16500
Numbers16501–16794
NicknamesDanseuses
LocaleLille, Reims, Metz, Strasbourg
Withdrawn2002–2011

They are part of the family of locomotives: SNCF Class BB 8500, SNCF Class BB 88500, SNCF Class BB 17000, SNCF Class BB 20200 and SNCF Class BB 25500. After they were withdrawn in 2011, one locomotive was bought by Romanian railway operator Regiotrans (now Regio Călători) and used on freight trains.


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