SNCF Class BB 16100

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Electric
Builder	Le Matériel de Traction Électrique (MTE)
Build date	1958–1963
Rebuild date	1991–1994
Number rebuilt	15

BB 16100
BB 16100
	BB 16101 at Paris Gare du Nord, 5 September 2005.
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Electric
Builder	Le Matériel de Traction Électrique (MTE)
Build date	1958–1963
Rebuild date	1991–1994
Number rebuilt	15
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• UIC	Bo′Bo′
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Length	16.68 m (54 ft 9 in)
Loco weight	88 tonnes (87 long tons; 97 short tons)
Electric system/s	25 kV 50 Hz AC Catenary
Current pickup(s)	Pantograph
Traction motors	Jeumont TO 136-8, 4 off
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	160 km/h (100 mph)
Power output	4,130 kW (5,540 hp)
Tractive effort	309 kN (69,000 lbf)
Operators
Career
Operators	SNCF
Numbers	BB 16101 – BB 16115

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]

Conversions

^ Haydock, David; Fox, Peter (1999). European Handbook No. 4 French Railways Locomotives & Multiple Units (third ed.). Sheffield, UK: Platform 5 Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-872524-87-7.

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