SNCF Class BB 26000

SNCF BB 26000
Sybic
BB 26002 "Souffelweyersheim" at Villeneuve-Saint-Georges trainyard (2006)
Type and origin
Power typeElectric
BuilderGEC Alsthom / MTE[1]
Build date1988-1998[1]
Total produced234[1]
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • UICB'B'
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Wheel diameternew 1,256 mm (49+7⁄16 in), worn 1,180 mm (46+7⁄16 in)[2]
Minimum curve→
Wheelbasebogie pivot distance 9.684 m (31 ft 9+1⁄4 in)[2]
axle distance 2.797 m (9 ft 2+1⁄8 in)[2]
Length17.71 m (58 ft 1+1⁄4 in)[1]
Width3.026 m (9 ft 11+1⁄8 in)[2] (or 2.93 m (9 ft 7+1⁄3 in)[3][clarification needed]
Height4.270 m (14 ft 1⁄8 in)[2]
Loco weight88.825 tonnes (87.422 long tons; 97.913 short tons)[2]
Electric system/sCatenary
25 kV AC or 1500 V DC[1]
Current pickup(s)Pantograph
Loco brakeElectro-dynamic Rheostatic, Mechanical disc brakes, and parking brake[2]
Performance figures
Maximum speed200 km/h (124 mph)[1]
Power output5.6 MW (7,510 hp)[1]
Tractive effortstarting 320 kN (71,900 lbf)[2]
at
80 km/h (50 mph) 220 kN (49,500 lbf)[2]
at
200 km/h (124 mph) 100 kN (22,500 lbf)[2]
Career
Numbers26001-26234[1]

The SNCF BB 26000 locomotives are a class of dual voltage, four axle B'B' electric locomotives capable of a top speed of 200 km/h built by GEC Alsthom between 1988 and 1998 for SNCF. The locomotives are also commonly known as the Sybics.[note 1]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "The French connection - modularity from Belfort". www.railcolor.net. Prima predecessors. Archived from the original on 2012-02-20.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "LAS - SYBIC TECHNIQUES". www.sybics.com (in French). Fiche Technique de la Sybic. Archived from the original on 2004-02-17.
  3. ^ Gwenaël Boëffard. "BB 26000". amirail.free.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 2008-10-21.


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