SNCF Class BB 22200
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The BB 22200 is a class of electric locomotive
s in service with the French railways SNCF
, built by Alsthom
between 1976-1986. They are a dual voltage version (1500 V DC and 25 kV 50 Hz AC) of the BB 7200
and BB 15000
classesThe designation "22000" is in fact the sum of 7200 and 15000.
From 1994 nine BB 22200 units were used for hauling freight trains through the Channel Tunnel
as the Class 92
locomotives were not yet delivered. These were numbered 22379/380/399-405, and were used until 1995. For use on British railways these locomotives were allocated the UK traction number Class 22.
-Nice
-Ventimiglia
line in southern France-northern Italy
. The following year they started to haul long course trains such as the Train Bleu (1000 km from Ventimiglia to Paris
) and the car transport train Marseille-Paris.
The BB 22200 are capable of a maximum speed of 160 kilometre per hour. 8 engines, having a maximum power of 5600 kW, were equipped for services up to 200 kilometre per hour and can work on TGV
lines.
Electric locomotive
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s in service with the French railways SNCF
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...
, built by Alsthom
Alstom
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between 1976-1986. They are a dual voltage version (1500 V DC and 25 kV 50 Hz AC) of the BB 7200
SNCF Class BB 7200
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...
and BB 15000
SNCF Class BB 15000
The SNCF class BB 15000 is a class of 25kV 50Hz electric locomotives built by Alsthom and MTE between 1971 and 1978. Initially 65 locomotives strong, the series was widely used on the whole French 25kV network before losing services to TGV trains when the LGV Est went into service in...
classesThe designation "22000" is in fact the sum of 7200 and 15000.
From 1994 nine BB 22200 units were used for hauling freight trains through the Channel Tunnel
Channel Tunnel
The Channel Tunnel is a undersea rail tunnel linking Folkestone, Kent in the United Kingdom with Coquelles, Pas-de-Calais near Calais in northern France beneath the English Channel at the Strait of Dover. At its lowest point, it is deep...
as the Class 92
British Rail Class 92
The British Rail Class 92 is a dual-voltage electric locomotive which can run on 25 kV AC from overhead wires or 750 V DC from a third rail. It was designed specifically to operate services through the Channel Tunnel between Britain and France...
locomotives were not yet delivered. These were numbered 22379/380/399-405, and were used until 1995. For use on British railways these locomotives were allocated the UK traction number Class 22.
History, operations and design
After the first test held in 1976, the BB 22200 were introduced on the MarseilleMarseille
Marseille , known in antiquity as Massalia , is the second largest city in France, after Paris, with a population of 852,395 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Marseille extends beyond the city limits with a population of over 1,420,000 on an area of...
-Nice
Nice
Nice is the fifth most populous city in France, after Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Toulouse, with a population of 348,721 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Nice extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of more than 955,000 on an area of...
-Ventimiglia
Ventimiglia
Ventimiglia is a city and comune in Liguria, northern Italy, in the province of Imperia. It is located southwest of Genoa by rail, and 7 km from the French-Italian border, on the Gulf of Genoa, having a small harbour at the mouth of the Roia River, which divides the town into two parts...
line in southern France-northern Italy
Italy
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. The following year they started to haul long course trains such as the Train Bleu (1000 km from Ventimiglia to Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
) and the car transport train Marseille-Paris.
The BB 22200 are capable of a maximum speed of 160 kilometre per hour. 8 engines, having a maximum power of 5600 kW, were equipped for services up to 200 kilometre per hour and can work on TGV
TGV
The TGV is France's high-speed rail service, currently operated by SNCF Voyages, the long-distance rail branch of SNCF, the French national rail operator....
lines.
See also
- SNCF BB 20011 and 20012 two locomotives of the class used as test locomotives for synchronous electric motors and other technology used in the SNCF Class BB 26000SNCF Class BB 26000The SNCF BB 26000 locomotives are a class of dual voltage, four axle B'B' electric locomotives capable of a top speed of 200 km/h built by GEC Alsthom between 1988 and 1998 for SNCF...