SNCF Class BB 63000

BB 63000
SBB (ex-SNCF) BB 63123
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel-electric
BuilderBrissonneau et Lotz
Build date1953–1964
Total produced349
Specifications
Configuration:
 • AARB-B
 • UICBo′Bo′
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Wheel diameter1,050 mm (41 in)
Length14.68 m (48.2 ft)
Loco weight64–69 t (63–68 long tons; 71–76 short tons)
Prime moverSulzer 6LDA22
TransmissionElectric
Performance figures
Maximum speed80 km/h (50 mph)
Power output440–550 kW (590–740 hp)
Tractive effort167 kN (38,000 lbf)
Career
Operators
Number in class
  • 250
  • 10
  • 25
  • 21
  • 43
NumbersBB 63001–BB 63250

The BB 63000 is a diesel-powered centre cab freight shunting locomotive used by French rail operator SNCF. First introduced in 1953, various batches, with increasingly more powerful engines, were built up till 1964. Along with its successors, classes BB 63400 and BB 63500, together totalling over 800 locomotives, it could be found all over France.[1]

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