SNCF Class BB 37000
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| Class BB37000 | |
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| SNCF Fret locomotive 37023 at Unkel | |
| Power type | Electric |
| Builder | Alstom |
| Build date | 2004 |
| Total produced | 60 |
| UIC classification | Bo'Bo' |
| Gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
| Length | 19.72 m (64 ft 8 in) |
| Weight on drivers | 22.5 tonnes (22.1 long tons; 24.8 short tons) |
| Locomotive weight | 90 tonnes (89 long tons; 99 short tons) |
| Electric system | 1.5 kV DC 15 kV 16⅔ Hz AC 25 kV 50Hz AC |
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Pantograph |
| Top speed | 140 km/h (87 mph) |
| Power output | 4,200 kW (5,600 hp) |
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| Train brakes | |
| Career | SNCF/Fret |
| Class | BB37000 |
| Number in class | 59 (as of 2007[update]) |
| Number | 370001–37006, 37008–37060 |
| Disposition | One retired, remainder in service |
The SNCF Class BB 37000 "Prima" electric locomotives are currently being built by Alstom. These locomotives are the triple-voltage version of the Class BB 27000. Sixty of these locomotives, numbered 37001-37060, have been ordered by Fret SNCF for international freight traffic. 37007 was destroyed in the terrible Zoufftgen train accident on 11 October 2006.
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437020 passing through Lyon Vaise station.
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