SNCF Class BB 7200

SNCF BB7200
BB 7222 hauling another electric locomotive on 19 August 2002 near Bayonne
Power type	Electric
Builder	Alsthom MTE
Build date	1976-1985
Total produced	240
UIC classification	B'B'
Gauge	1435 mm
Length	17.48 m
Traction motors	2x TAB 674
Top speed	160 km/h, 100 km/h (7201 - 7235, 7343 - 7380, 7411 - 7440), 200 km/h (7261 - 7263)
Power output	4,040 kW
Tractive effort	288 kN, 300 kN (7201 - 7235, 7261 - 7263, 7343 - 7380, 7411 - 7440)
Career	SNCF, SNCF-FRET
Class	BB7200
Number in class	236 (2008)
Number	7201-7208, 7211-7307, 7309-7347, 7349-7440
Locale	Mainly South-East France
Disposition	in service

The SNCF Class BB 7200 is a class of 1.5 kV DC electric locomotives. They are part of the "Nez Cassé" family of locomotives, this being the DC version. Class BB 15000 is the AC version while the Class BB 22200 is a dual-voltage version. They are numbered to show that the DC and AC class make the dual-voltage locomotives (7200 + 15000 = 22200). Another relative is the Dutch NS 1600 Class, a DC locomotive based on the BB7200.

7209, 7210, 7308 and 7348 have all been destroyed in accidents.

The class are numbered 7201 - 7440. Some have cast plates.

Names

Some of the class carry names:

Number	Name
7203	Saint-Flour
7221	Saint-Amand-Montrond
7223	La Souterraine
7232	Souillac
7236	Chambéry
7237	Pierrelatte
7238	Thonon-les-Bains
7239	Saint-Pierre-d'Albigny
7240	Saint-Étienne
7241	Villeurbanne
7242	Vienne
7243	Villeneuve-Saint-Georges
7244	Vernou-la-Celle-sur-Seine
7253	Montrejeau
7256	Valenton
7270	Entraigues-sur-Sorgues
7410	Fontenay-sous-Bois
7411	Lamure-sur-Azergues