SNCF Class BB 16100

BB 16100
	BB 16101 at Paris Gare du Nord, 5 September 2005.
Builder	Le Matériel de Traction Électrique (MTE)
Build date	1958–1963
Rebuild date	1991–1994
Number rebuilt	15
UIC classification	Bo'Bo'
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Length	16.68 m (54 ft 9 in)
Locomotive weight	88 tonnes (87 long tons; 97 short tons)
Electric system	25 kV 50 Hz AC
Current collection; method	Pantograph
Traction motors	Jeumont TO 136-8, 4 off
Top speed	160 km/h (100 mph)
Power output	4,130 kW (5,540 hp)
Tractive effort	309 kN (69,000 lbf)
Career	SNCF
Number	BB 16101 – BB 16115

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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].

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

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BB 16100

BB 16101 at Paris Gare du Nord, 5 September 2005.
Power type	Electric
Builder	Le Matériel de Traction Électrique (MTE)
Build date	1958–1963
Rebuild date	1991–1994
Number rebuilt	15
UIC classification	Bo'Bo'
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in)
Length	16.68 m (54 ft 9 in)
Locomotive weight	88 tonnes (87 long tons; 97 short tons)
Electric system	25 kV 50 Hz AC
Current collection method	Pantograph
Traction motors	Jeumont TO 136-8, 4 off
Top speed	160 km/h (100 mph)
Power output	4,130 kW (5,540 hp)
Tractive effort	309 kN (69,000 lbf)
Career	SNCF
Number	BB 16101 – BB 16115