SNCF BB 13000

SNCF BB 13000
13052 preserved at the cité du train à Longueau
Type and origin Power type Electric Builder 1–15: Société des Forges et Ateliers du Creusot [fr] - Jeumont 16–24: SFAC - SW - Fives-Lille - Jeumont 25–36: SLM - Oerlikon 37–44: SLM - Brown Boveri 45–49: SLM - Sécheron 50–53: Fives-Lille - Jeumont Build date 1954 (1954)–1961 (1961) Total produced 53
Specifications Configuration: ​  • AAR B-B  • UIC B′B′ Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Length 15.2 m (49 ft 10+3⁄8 in) Loco weight 85 tonnes (84 long tons; 94 short tons) Electric system/s 25 kV 50 Hz AC Current pickup(s) Pantograph, 2 off Traction motors MS 62 260 V 50 Hz single-phase, 4 off
Performance figures Maximum speed 104 km/h (65 mph) Power output: ​  • Continuous 2,005 or 2,134 kW (2,689 or 2,862 hp)
Career Operators SNCF Number in class 53 Numbers BB 13001 – BB 13053 Nicknames 'Fers à repasser' (Flatirons) 'Trancheur de jambon' (bacon slicers) Retired 1994 Preserved 2

The BB 13000 class were electric locomotives operated by SNCF in France. They were one of four classes, together with the BB 12000, CC 14000 and CC 14100 classes, that formed an experimental group for studying the practicality of the new French 25 kV 50 Hz AC electrification.^[1]