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SNCF Class BB 300

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SNCF Class BB 300
Picture of electric locomotive
306 at Lille Flandres in 1984.
Type and origin
Power typeElectric
BuilderSiemens/Alsthom
Build date1938–1939
Total produced24
Specifications
Configuration:
 • UICBo′Bo′
 • CommonwealthBo-Bo
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Wheel diameter1,350 mm (53 in)
Length:
 • Over body12.930 m (42 ft 5.1 in)
Loco weight80 t (79 long tons; 88 short tons)
Electric system/s1500 V dc
Current pickup(s)Pantograph
Performance figures
Maximum speed
  • 105 km/h (65 mph) as built
  • 75 km/h (47 mph) rebuilt
Power output:
 • Continuous
  • 1,240 kW (1,660 hp) as built
  • 1,060 kW (1,420 hp) rebuilt
Career
Operators
ClassBB 300
Number in class24
Numbers
  • E 241–E 264
  • BB 301–BB 324, omitting BB 318
Retired1997

The SNCF Class BB 300 was a class of 24 electric locomotives built between 1938 and 1939. Originally ordered by the Paris–Orleans/Midi railway as a development of the Midi Class E4700 for fast services from Paris to Bordeaux and Toulouse. As delivered they were numbered E 241–E 264. Under the 1950 renumbering scheme they became BB 301–BB 324. E 258 was destroyed in 1944 so never became BB 318.[1] In 1949, 11 locomotives were leased to Nederlandse Spoorwegen, returning to SNCF in 1951.[2]

Between 1977 and 1987, the class was rebuilt as shunters with the top speed reduced to 75 km/h (47 mph). The class was withdrawn in 1997 after nearly 60 years in service.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Garvin, Brian; Fox, Peter; Appleby, Chris (1986). SNCF/French National Railways. Sheffield: Platform Five. p. 9. ISBN 0-906579-62-7.
  2. ^ a b van Uden, Marco. "SNCF withdrawn electric locomotives". Railfan Europe. Retrieved 18 February 2021.