SNCF Class BB 15000

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SNCF BB 15000
BB 15007 in Multiservices livery at the Gare d'Amiens in 2010
Type and origin Power type Electric Builder Alstom & MTE Build date 1971 – 1978
Specifications Configuration: ​  • UIC B'B' Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge Length 17.48 m (57 ft 4 in) Width 3.05 m (10 ft 0 in) Height 4.29 m (14 ft 1 in) Loco weight 82 t (81 long tons; 90 short tons) Electric system/s 25 kV 50 Hz AC catenary Current pickup(s) Pantograph Traction motors 1.5 kV DC traction motors controlled by thyristors Transmission 73/44 gear ratio Safety systems Crocodile, KVB. SNCF-VFE locomotives also have Memor II+
Performance figures Maximum speed 160 km/h (99 mph) (service) 180 km/h (110 mph) (design) Power output 4,420 kW (5,930 hp) max 4,400 kW (5,900 hp) cont Tractive effort 294 kN (66,000 lbf) max 190 kN (43,000 lbf) cont @ 98 km/h (61 mph) 90 kN (20,000 lbf) regen braking 130 km/h (81 mph)- 0 km/h (0 mph)
Career Operators SNCF-VFE/SNCF-CIC/SNCF-TER Number in class 59 Nicknames "Nez cassés", "BB 4400kW" First run 1971 Disposition Six scrapped, remainder in service

The SNCF class BB 15000 is a class of 25 kV 50 Hz electric locomotives built by Alstom and MTE between 1971 and 1978. Initially 65 locomotives strong, the class was widely deployed on the whole French 25 kV network before being replaced by TGV trains when the LGV Est went into service in 2007.