SNCF Class BB 30000

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• AAR	B-B
• UIC	B′B′
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Length	14.4 m (47 ft 3 in)
Loco weight	69 tonnes (68 long tons; 76 short tons)
Electric system/s	Catenary; 1.5 kV DC; 3 kV DC; 25 kV 50 Hz AC
Current pickup(s)	Pantograph
Traction motors	Two 1.5 kV DC SW 6308 traction motors
Safety systems	Crocodile

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Electric
Builder	Fives-Lille, CEM, MTE
Build date	1961
Total produced	2

SNCF BB 30000
SNCF BB 30000
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Electric
Builder	Fives-Lille, CEM, MTE
Build date	1961
Total produced	2
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• AAR	B-B
• UIC	B′B′
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Length	14.4 m (47 ft 3 in)
Loco weight	69 tonnes (68 long tons; 76 short tons)
Electric system/s	Catenary; 1.5 kV DC; 3 kV DC; 25 kV 50 Hz AC
Current pickup(s)	Pantograph
Traction motors	Two 1.5 kV DC SW 6308 traction motors
Safety systems	Crocodile
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	150 km/h (93 mph)
Power output	2,250 kW (3,020 hp)
Operators
Career
Operators	SNCF
Numbers	BB 26001 and BB 26002 (1961–64); BB 30001 and BB 30002 (1964–retired)
Nicknames	Vespa tricourant
First run	1961
Retired	1970 (BB30002, damaged by fire); 1974 (BB 30001)

The SNCF Class BB 30000 electric locomotives were built by Fives-Lille, CEM and MTE in 1961. They were the tri-current version of BB 9400 "Vespa" locomotives, of which they were closely derived, and inherited much of the knowledge of the experiences of BB 20004.