SNCF BB 9003-9004

SNCF BB 9003-9004
BB 9004 at Cité du train
Type and origin Power type Electric Builder Jeumont-Schneider Build date BB 9003: 1952, BB 9004: 1954 Total produced 2 units
Specifications Configuration: ​  • UIC Bo'Bo' Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Length 16.2 m (53 ft 1+3⁄4 in) Loco weight BB 9003: 80 tonnes (79 long tons; 88 short tons), BB 9004: 83 tonnes (82 long tons; 91 short tons) Electric system/s 1.5 kV DC Current pickup(s) 2× Pantograph Traction motors BB 9003: 4 6F330 Oerlikon motors, BB 9004: 4 JS SW 4326 motors
Performance figures Maximum speed 140 km/h (87 mph) In service Power output: ​  • Continuous BB 9003: 3,180 kilowatts (4,260 hp), BB 9004: 2,980 kilowatts (4,000 hp)
Career Operators SNCF Number in class 2 Numbers BB 9003, BB 9004 Nicknames BB Jacquemin Delivered 1952-1954 Retired 1973 Preserved BB 9004 Cité du train, with mechanicals from BB 9003

The SNCF BB 9003 and BB 9004 are French direct current electric locomotives with two bogies each having two driving axles. Built at the same time as SNCF BB 9001–9002, these four units were used to evaluate locomotives with total adhesion in the course of normal operation. They also served as prototypes that helped define the mechanical and electrical characteristics of future locomotives to be ordered in greater quantities.