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Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• UIC	B′B′
• Commonwealth	Bo-Bo
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Wheel diameter	1,350 mm (53 in)
Length:;
• Over body	12.930 m (42 ft 5.1 in)
Loco weight	80 t (79 long tons; 88 short tons)
Electric system/s	1500 V dc
Current pickup(s)	Pantograph

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Electric
Builder	Siemens/Alsthom/Schneider/Jeumont
Build date	1946–1948
Total produced	30

SNCF Class BB 325
SNCF Class BB 325
	BB 327 at Miramas in 2010
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Electric
Builder	Siemens/Alsthom/Schneider/Jeumont
Build date	1946–1948
Total produced	30
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• UIC	B′B′
• Commonwealth	Bo-Bo
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Wheel diameter	1,350 mm (53 in)
Length:;
• Over body	12.930 m (42 ft 5.1 in)
Loco weight	80 t (79 long tons; 88 short tons)
Electric system/s	1500 V dc
Current pickup(s)	Pantograph
Maximum speed
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;
Operators
Career
Operators	SNCF
Class	BB 325
Number in class	25
Numbers	0325–0355; BB 325–BB 355;
Retired	1997

The SNCF Class BB 325 was a class of 25 electric locomotives built between 1946 and 1948. The class was a development of the pre-war Midi Class E4700 and very similar to the Class BB 300. As delivered they were numbered 0325–0355. Under the 1950 renumbering scheme they became BB 325–BB 355.^[1]

In 1967 the cab end doors were removed.^[1] 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 The class was withdrawn in 1997.^[2]

Preservation

3 members of the class have been preserved:

BB 327 at Site du Train, Nîmes
BB 346 at Site du Train, Nîmes
BB 348 at Mohon, an annexe of Cité du train, Mulhouse.

References

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 "SNCF withdrawn electric locomotives".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