SNCF Class BB 20005

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• UIC	Bo-Bo
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Length	16.68 m (54 ft 9 in)
Width	2.988 m (9 ft 9.6 in)
Height	4.298 m (14 ft 1.2 in)
Loco weight	84 short tons (75 long tons; 76 t)
Electric system/s	Catenary; 1.5 kV DC; 25 kV AC
Current pickup(s)	Pantograph
Traction motors	two TO-136B 1.5 kV DC traction motors
Safety systems	Crocodile

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Electric
Builder	Alsthom & MTE
Build date	1961 (rebuilt from BB16028)

SNCF BB20005
SNCF BB20005
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Electric
Builder	Alsthom & MTE
Build date	1961 (rebuilt from BB16028)
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• UIC	Bo-Bo
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Length	16.68 m (54 ft 9 in)
Width	2.988 m (9 ft 9.6 in)
Height	4.298 m (14 ft 1.2 in)
Loco weight	84 short tons (75 long tons; 76 t)
Electric system/s	Catenary; 1.5 kV DC; 25 kV AC
Current pickup(s)	Pantograph
Traction motors	two TO-136B 1.5 kV DC traction motors
Safety systems	Crocodile
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	160 km/h (99 mph)
Power output	3,890 kW (5,220 hp) under 25 kV; 3,290 kW (4,410 hp) under 1.5 kV
Operators
Career
Operators	SNCF
Number in class	1
First run	1961
Disposition	reinstated to BB16028

The SNCF class BB 20005 locomotive was a prototype locomotive of the BB25150/BB25200 series, transformed from the damaged BB16028 in 1961. After the end of its test period in 1975 it was reinstated with its original equipment under its original number BB16028.