SNCF Class BB 67300 explained

Class BB 67300
Powertype:Diesel
Builder: Brissonneau and Lotz
Builddate:1967-1979
Totalproduction:90
Aarwheels:B-B
Length:17.09frac=8NaNfrac=8
Weightondrivers:10t
Locoweight:80t
Fueltype:Diesel
Primemover:SEMT Pielstick 16 PA 4
Enginetype:V16 Diesel
Cylindercount:16
Transmission:Electrical
Tractionmotors:2 SW 9209
Maxspeed:140km/h
Poweroutput:1440kW
Operator:SNCF
Operatorclass:BB67300
Numinclass:87 (at 2005)
Fleetnumbers:67301-67390
Firstrundate:5 December 1967

The Class BB 67300 is a group of diesel locomotives used by SNCF. They were built by Brissonneau and Lotz between 1967 and 1969.

A development of the BB 67000 class of diesel engines fitted with electric train heating and three-phase transmission. Designed as a mixed traffic loco, twenty were fitted for push-pull operation.[1]

Names

One member of the class was named: BB 67348 La Bernerie-en-Retz.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Garvin . Brian . Fox . Peter . Appleby . Chris . SNCF/French National Railways . 1986 . Platform Five . Sheffield . 0-906579-62-7 . 45–48.