SNCF Class BB 17000

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SNCF BB 17000
SNCF BB 17067.JPG
BB 17067 at Gare de l'Est 26 December 2005
Type and origin
Power typeElectric
Builder Alsthom
Build date1965–1968
Total produced105
Specifications
Configuration:
   UIC B′B′
Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Wheel diameter1,100 mm (3 ft 7+14 in)
Wheelbase 8.500 m (27 ft 10+58 in)
   Bogie 1.608 m (5 ft 3+14 in)
Length14.7–15.57 m (48 ft 2+34 in – 51 ft 1 in)
Width3.03 or 3.038 m (9 ft 11+14 in or 9 ft 11+58 in)
Height4.19 m (13 ft 9 in)
Loco weight78–79 tonnes (77–78 long tons; 86–87 short tons)
Electric system/s 25 kV 50 Hz AC
Current pickup(s) Pantograph
Traction motors TAB 660 B1, force ventilated, 1.5 kilovolt
Performance figures
Maximum speed90 or 140 km/h (56 or 87 mph)
Power output:
  Continuous2,940 kW (3,940 hp)
Career
Operators SNCF
NumbersBB 17001 – BB 17105
NicknamesDanseuses (Dancers)

The SNCF Class BB 17000 B-B was a class of AC electric locomotives built between 1965 and 1968. The class was used for suburban duties on railway lines around Paris, [1] notably powering VB2N push-pull sets. They were monophase locomotives (running off 25 kV AC overhead supply) and had the nickname "danseuses" or "dancers". By 2020 the 105-strong class of locomotives had all been withdrawn. [2]

One member of the class had been named, BB 17051 Cormeilles-en-Parisis . [1]

Service

After spending a varied first part of their careers hauling different types of train, the locomotives were regrouped for use on the Parisian "trains de la banlieue" or suburban trains. They were all owned and operated by Transilien.

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References

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  2. van Uden, Marco. "SNCF withdrawn ac electric locomotives". Railfan Europe. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2021.