SNCF Class BB 325 | |
Powertype: | Electric |
Builder: | Siemens/Alsthom/Schneider/Jeumont |
Builddate: | 1946–1948 |
Totalproduction: | 30 |
Uicclass: | B′B′ |
Britishclass: | Bo-Bo |
Electricsystem: | 1500 V dc |
Collectionmethod: | Pantograph |
Operator: | SNCF |
Operatorclass: | BB 325 |
Numinclass: | 25 |
Retiredate: | 1997 |
The SNCF Class BB 325 was a class of 25 electric locomotives built between 1946 and 1948. The class was a development of the pre-war Midi Class E4700 and very similar to the Class BB 300. As delivered they were numbered 0325–0355. Under the 1950 renumbering scheme they became BB 325–BB 355.[1]
In 1967 the cab end doors were removed. Between 1977 and 1987, the class was rebuilt as shunters with the top speed reduced to . The class was withdrawn in 1997.[2]
3 members of the class have been preserved: