SNCF Class BB 1600

The SNCF Class BB 1600 were a class of 1,500 V DC electric locomotives built for the Pau – Lourdes line of the Chemins de fer du Midi by CEF (Constructions électriques de France). Numbered E 4001 to E 4050 at Midi, they became BB 4500 – B4550 when SNCF was created, then were relegated to shunting duties under the numbers BB 1601 to BB 1650 in the 1950s.

BB 1617 at Montereau in 1954
Type and origin
Power typeElectric
BuilderCEF
Build date1922–1926
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • UICBo′Bo′
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Length11.85 m (38 ft 11 in)
Loco weight76 t (75 long tons; 84 short tons)
Power supply1,500 V DC
Electric system/sOverhead
Current pickup(s)2 Pantographs
Traction motors4× DK 80
Performance figures
Maximum speed50 km/h (31 mph)
Career
Operators
Number in class50
Numbers
  • E 4001–4050, Midi
  • BB 4501–4550, SNCF
  • BB 1601–1650, SNCF
NicknamesBB Midi
WithdrawnBy 1984

Bibliography
  • Defrance, Jacques (1978). Le matériel moteur de la SNCF. La Vie du Rail.
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