SNCF Class BB 67300

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Class BB 67300
SNCF BB 67304 at St Malo.jpg
BB 67304 at Saint-Malo on 1 September 2001.
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel
BuilderFrance Brissonneau and Lotz
Build date1967-1979
Total produced90
Specifications
Configuration:
 • AARB-B
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Length17.090 m (56 ft 78 in)
Adhesive weight10 t (9.8 long tons; 11.0 short tons)
Loco weight80 t (78.7 long tons; 88.2 short tons)
Fuel typeDiesel
Prime moverSEMT Pielstick 16 PA 4
Engine typeV16 Diesel
Traction motors2 SW 9209
Cylinders16
TransmissionElectrical
Performance figures
Maximum speed140 km/h (87 mph)
Power output1,440 kW (1,930 hp)
Career
OperatorsSNCF
ClassBB67300
Number in class87 (at 2005)
Numbers67301-67390
First run5 December 1967

The Class BB 67300 is a group of diesel locomotives used by SNCF. They were built by Brissonneau and Lotz between 1967 and 1969.

A development of the BB 67000 class of diesel engines fitted with electric train heating and three-phase transmission. Designed as a mixed traffic loco, twenty were fitted for push-pull operation.[1]

Names

One member of the class was named: BB 67348 La Bernerie-en-Retz.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Garvin, Brian; Fox, Peter; Appleby, Chris (1986). SNCF/French National Railways. Sheffield: Platform Five. pp. 45–48. ISBN 0-906579-62-7.