BB 63413 Plathee

BB 63413 Plathee
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel hybrid
Specifications
Configuration:
 • AARB-B
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Career
OperatorsSNCF
Retired2011
Dispositionpreserved at Cité du Train

BB 63413 PLATHEE (or Plathée in French) is a hybrid locomotive that was used for testing on the French rail operator SNCF. PLATHEE is an acronym for "Platform for Energy- Efficient and Environmentally Friendly Hybrid Trains".[1][2]

  1. ^ M.Thiounn, A.Jeunesse (2008). PLATHEE: A Platform for Energy Efficiency and Environmentally Friendly Hybrid Trains (PDF) (Technical report). SNCF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-06-11.
  2. ^ Akli, C.R.; et al. (September 2–5, 2007). Energy management and sizing of a hybrid locomotive. Power Electronics and Applications, 2007 European Conference on. Aalborg: ieee.org. pp. 1–10. doi:10.1109/EPE.2007.4417333. ISBN 9789275815106.