SNCF Class BB 15000

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• UIC	B'B'
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Length	17.48 m (57 ft 4 in)
Width	3.05 m (10 ft 0 in)
Height	4.29 m (14 ft 1 in)
Loco weight	82 t (81 long tons; 90 short tons)
Electric system/s	25 kV 50 Hz AC catenary
Current pickup(s)	Pantograph
Traction motors	1.5 kV DC traction motors controlled by thyristors
Transmission	73/44 gear ratio
Safety systems	Crocodile, KVB. SNCF-VFE locomotives also have Memor II+

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Electric
Builder	Alstom & MTE
Build date	1971 – 1978

SNCF BB 15000
SNCF BB 15000
	BB 15007 in Multiservices livery at the Gare d'Amiens in 2010
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Electric
Builder	Alstom & MTE
Build date	1971 – 1978
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• UIC	B'B'
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Length	17.48 m (57 ft 4 in)
Width	3.05 m (10 ft 0 in)
Height	4.29 m (14 ft 1 in)
Loco weight	82 t (81 long tons; 90 short tons)
Electric system/s	25 kV 50 Hz AC catenary
Current pickup(s)	Pantograph
Traction motors	1.5 kV DC traction motors controlled by thyristors
Transmission	73/44 gear ratio
Safety systems	Crocodile, KVB. SNCF-VFE locomotives also have Memor II+
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	160 km/h (99 mph) (service); 180 km/h (110 mph) (design);
Power output	4,420 kW (5,930 hp) max; 4,400 kW (5,900 hp) cont;
Tractive effort	294 kN (66,000 lbf) max; 190 kN (43,000 lbf) cont @ 98 km/h (61 mph); 90 kN (20,000 lbf) regen braking 130 km/h (81 mph)- 0 km/h (0 mph);
Operators
Career
Operators	SNCF-VFE/SNCF-CIC/SNCF-TER
Number in class	59
Nicknames	"Nez cassés", "BB 4400kW"
First run	1971
Disposition	Six scrapped, remainder in service

The SNCF class BB 15000 is a class of 25 kV 50 Hz electric locomotives built by Alstom and MTE between 1971 and 1978. Initially 65 locomotives strong, the class was widely deployed on the whole French 25 kV network before being replaced by TGV trains when the LGV Est went into service in 2007.