SNCF Class BB 16500
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The SNCF
Class BB 16500 electric locomotive
s were built by Alsthom
between 1958-1964.
They are part of the family of locomotives: SNCF Class BB 8500
, SNCF Class BB 88500, SNCF Class BB 17000
, SNCF Class BB 20200 and SNCF Class BB 25500
.
SNCF
The SNCF , is France's national state-owned railway company. SNCF operates the country's national rail services, including the TGV, France's high-speed rail network...
Class BB 16500 electric locomotive
Electric locomotive
An electric locomotive is a locomotive powered by electricity from overhead lines, a third rail or an on-board energy storage device...
s were built by Alsthom
Alstom
Alstom is a large multinational conglomerate which holds interests in the power generation and transport markets. According to the company website, in the years 2010-2011 Alstom had annual sales of over €20.9 billion, and employed more than 85,000 people in 70 countries. Alstom's headquarters are...
between 1958-1964.
They are part of the family of locomotives: SNCF Class BB 8500
SNCF Class BB 8500
The SNCF Class BB 8500 class are part of a series of electric locomotives built by Alsthom for SNCF. They are the direct current version of the 25kV alternating current SNCF BB 17000 and dual system SNCF BB 25500....
, SNCF Class BB 88500, SNCF Class BB 17000
SNCF Class BB 17000
The SNCF Class BB 17000 B-B AC electric locomotives built between 1965 and 1968. It performs suburban duties on railway lines around Paris, notably VB2N carriages. They are monophase locomotives and have the nickname "danseuses" or "dancers"...
, SNCF Class BB 20200 and SNCF Class BB 25500
SNCF Class BB 25500
SNCF's BB 25500 class are part of a series of electric locomotives built by Alstom. They are the dual system version of the BB 17000 and BB 8500 locomotives . They are fitted with monomotor bogies with two different gear ratios. This allows them to have increased tractive effort in exchange for a...
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