SNCF BB 1420

SNCF BB 1420
Type and origin
Power typeElectric
BuilderSociété alsacienne de constructions mécaniques (SACM)[1]
Constructions électriques de France (CEF)[2]
Build date1927-1929[2]
Total produced15[2]
Specifications
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Length12.754 m (41.84 ft)[2]
Loco weight74.9 t (73.7 long tons; 82.6 short tons)[2]
Electric system/s1500 V DC Catenary[2]
Current pickup(s)Pantograph
Traction motors4 x DK 87 F (manufacturer CEF)[2]
Performance figures
Maximum speed90 km/h (56 mph)[2]
Power output912 kW (1,223 hp)[2]
Career
OperatorsChemin de fer de Paris à Orléans (PO)
SNCF
NumbersPO : E.225 to E.240[2]
SNCF : BB 1425 to BB 1440[2]
Withdrawn1974[2]

The SNCF locomotives BB 1425 to BB 1440 were a class of 1500 V DC 4 axle electric locomotives originally built for the Chemin de fer de Paris à Orléans in the 1920s.[2]

The locomotives were used on mixed trains on lines between Paris and Bordeaux,[1] after incorporation into SNCF the locomotives were used for shunting duties.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "SNCF withdrawn dc electric locomotives". www.railfaneurope.net. Class 1420.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m fr:BB 1420 [citation needed]
  3. ^ "BB 1320". fc30.pagesperso-orange.fr (in French). Trains d'Europe.

Literature

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  • Davies, John. Chemins de fer du Midi and Chemins de fer de Paris à Orleans Locomotive List 1840–1938. Woodbridge, Queensland: Dr. John Davies. p. 199. ISBN 0-9585541-0-2.
  • Jacques Defrance (1978) [1969]. Le matériel moteur de la SNCF. La Vie du Rail.
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