SNCF Class BB 9300

SNCF BB9300

300px BB 9329 at Paris Gare d'Austerlitz on 5 September 2005

Type and origin Power type Electric Builder Schneider-Jeumont CEM Build date 1967–1969 Total produced 40

Specifications UIC class Bo'Bo' Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge Length 16.20 m (53 ft 2 in) Electric system(s) 1.5 kV DC Catenary Current collection Pantograph Traction motors 4x Alsthom GLM 931B

Performance figures Maximum speed 160 km/h (99 mph) Power output 3,850 kW (5,160 hp) Tractive effort 260 kN (58,000 lbf)

Career Operators SNCF Class BB9300 Number in class 36 (2008) Numbers 9301, 9303-9313, 9315-9331, 9333-9335, 9337-9340 Locale South West France - No further north than Tours, no further east than Marseille First run 1967 - 1969 Disposition in service

The SNCF Class BB 9300 electric locomotives were built by Schneider-Jeumont/CEM between 1967–1969. In recent years they have been more common on services around Marseille, Avignon, Nîmes, Narbonne and Toulouse. All are allocated Toulouse depot.

They work passenger services and do not operate freight services. The main service they operate is between Marseille and Toulouse, but can be seen elsewhere in the south west.

Gallery

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  BB 9315 at Avignon Centre Station.

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  BB 9319 at Perpignan.

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  BB 9322 hauling the Trans Europ Express Catalan Talgo in 1979, pictured at Geneva-Cornavin station