SNCF Class BB 16100

BB 16100
BB 16101 at Paris Gare du Nord, 5 September 2005.
Type and origin Power type Electric Builder Le Matériel de Traction Électrique (MTE) Build date 1958–1963 Rebuild date 1991–1994 Number rebuilt 15
Specifications Configuration: ​  • UIC Bo′Bo′ Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge Length 16.68 m (54 ft 9 in) Loco weight 88 tonnes (87 long tons; 97 short tons) Electric system/s 25 kV 50 Hz AC Catenary Current pickup(s) Pantograph Traction motors Jeumont TO 136-8, 4 off
Performance figures Maximum speed 160 km/h (100 mph) Power output 4,130 kW (5,540 hp) Tractive effort 309 kN (69,000 lbf)
Career Operators SNCF Numbers BB 16101 – BB 16115

The SNCF Class BB 16100 electric locomotives were converted from class BB 16000s by fitting TDM push-pull equipment to work the Paris Nord to St. Quentin/Amiens services as well as Paris St Lazare - Rouen.^[1]

Conversions

• 16101 from 16004
• 16102 from 16017
• 16103 from 16046
• 16104 from 16040
• 16105 from 16014
• 16106 from 16009
• 16107 from 16048
• 16108 from 16026
• 16109 from 16023
• 16110 from 16035
• 16111 from 16016
• 16112 from 16010
• 16113 from 16030
• 16114 from 16062
• 16115 from 16060

References

1. Haydock, David; Fox, Peter (1999). European Handbook No. 4 French Railways Locomotives & Multiple Units (third ed.). Sheffield, UK: Platform 5 Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-872524-87-7.