| SNCF Class BB 22200 |
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| 22394 at Antibes station (2006) |
| Power type |
Electric |
| Builder |
Alsthom |
| Build date |
1976–1986 |
| Total produced |
205 |
| AAR wheel arr. |
B-B |
| Gauge |
1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
| Length |
17.48 m (57 ft 4 in) |
| Locomotive weight |
90 tonnes (89 long tons; 99 short tons) |
| Electric system |
25 kV 50 Hz AC
1500V DC |
Current collection
method |
Pantograph, 2 off |
| Traction motors |
Alsthom TAB674, 2 off |
| Top speed |
160 or 200 km/h (99 or 124 mph) |
| Power output |
4,360 kilowatts (5,850 hp) or 5,600 kilowatts (7,500 hp) |
| Tractive effort |
294 kN (66,000 lbf) (Max) |
| Locomotive brakes |
Air |
| Train brakes |
Air |
| Career |
SNCF |
| Number |
BB 22201 – BB 22405 |
| Nicknames |
Nez Cassés ("broken noses") |
| Disposition |
5 withdrawn, remainder in service |
The BB 22200 is a class of electric locomotives in service with the French railways SNCF, built by Alsthom between 1976-1986. They are a dual voltage version (1500 V DC and 25 kV 50 Hz AC) of the BB 7200 and BB 15000 classes[note 1].
From 1994 nine BB 22200 units were used for hauling freight trains through the Channel Tunnel as the Class 92 locomotives were not yet delivered.[1][2] These were numbered 22379/380/399-405,[3] and were used until 1995.[citation needed] For use on British railways these locomotives were allocated the UK traction number Class 22.[4]
[edit] History, operations and design
After the first test held in 1976, the BB 22200 were introduced on the Marseille-Nice-Ventimiglia line in southern France-northern Italy. The following year they started to haul long course trains such as the Train Bleu (1000 km from Ventimiglia to Paris) and the car transport train Marseille-Paris.
The BB 22200 are capable of a maximum speed of 160 kilometres per hour (99.4 mph). 8 engines, having a maximum power of 5,600 kilowatts (7,500 hp), were equipped for services up to 200 kilometres per hour (124 mph) and can work on TGV lines.
522266 in En Voyage livery
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ The designation "22000" is in fact the sum of 7200 and 15000
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