SNCF Class CC 7100

Class CC 7100
SNCF CC 7102 at Le Mee sur Seine
Type and origin Power type Electric Builder Alstom Build date 1952–1955 Total produced 58
Specifications Configuration: ​  • UIC Co′Co′ Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Driver dia. 1,250 mm (49.21 in) Length 18.922 m (62 ft 1 in) Width 2.968 m (9 ft 9 in)[1] Height 4.218 m (13 ft 10 in)[1] Loco weight 107 t (105 long tons; 118 short tons) Electric system/s 1.5 kV DC Catenary Current pickup(s) Pantograph
Performance figures Maximum speed 140 km/h (87 mph) Power output 3,490 kW (4,680 hp) Tractive effort 260 kN (58,000 lbf)
Career Operators SNCF Class CC 7100 Retired 1985–2001 Disposition 5 Preserved

SNCF's CC 7100 class are part of a series of electric locomotives built by Alstom. The prototype 'CC 7000' (7001 & 7002) were built in 1949 and the production series locomotives CC 7101-CC 7158 followed during 1952–1955. Two of the class are notable for setting world rail speed records: CC 7121 reaching 243 kilometres per hour (151 mph) on 21 February 1954, and CC 7107 reaching 331 kilometres per hour (206 mph) on 28/29 March 1955.^[2]