SNCF Class BB 9200
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{{Infobox locomotive
| name = SNCF BB 9200
| image = SNCF BB 9218.jpg
| alt =
| caption = SNCF BB 9218 in the original livery at Pau in 1986
| powertype = Electric
| designer =
| builder = Creusot-Loire, Jeumont-Schneider and Compagnie Électro-Mécanique
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| builddate = 1957–1964
| totalproduction = 92
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| uicclass = Bo′Bo′
| gauge = {{track gauge|sg}}
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| wheeldiameter = {{convert|1250|mm|ftin|frac=8|abbr=on}}
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| wheelbase = {{convert|9.200|m|ftin|frac=8|abbr=on}}
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| bogie = {{convert|3.200|m|ftin|frac=8|abbr=on}}
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| length = {{convert|16.200|m|ftin|frac=8|abbr=on}}
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| width = {{convert|2.980|m|ftin|frac=8|abbr=on}}
| height = {{convert|4.191|m|ftin|frac=8|abbr=on}}
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| locoweight = {{convert|82.8|t}}
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| electricsystem = 1500 V DC
| collectionmethod = Pantograph, type G1, 2 off
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| tractionmotors = GLM 931 B, 1500 volt, force ventilated, 4 off
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| maxspeed = {{convert|200|km/h|mph|0|abbr=on}}
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| operator = SNCF
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| fleetnumbers = BB 9201 – BB 9292
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| retiredate = 2003–2015
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The SNCF Class BB 9200 1500 V DC electric locomotives were built by Schneider-Jeumont/CEM between 1958-1964. 92 of them were built, the last being withdrawn in 2014.
History
These locomotives are products of the Jacquemin product family, offspring of the prototype BB 9004, and named after the engineer who designed their bogies.
The locomotives were designed for a maximum speed of {{convert|160|km/h|mph|abbr=on}} and were the first such engines in France. In the late sixties, a small group of locomotives was converted for {{convert|200|km/h|mph|abbr=on}} operation, hauling prestige TEE trains like the Capitole - these locomotives were called the BB 9200 Capitole. These types were later superseded by the CC 6500 locomotives. Some of these locomotives covered more than {{convert|10|e6km|abbr=off}} before they were withdrawn.
Service
The regular services of the BB 9200 locomotives were inter-regional trains between Paris Montparnasse and Le Mans, between Paris Austerlitz and Tours and between Paris Gare de Lyon, Dijon and Lyon. Some were in service on freight trains. Phasing out of the class was completed by 2014.{{cite web |last1=van Uden |first1=Marc |title=SNCF withdrawn locos and shunters |url=http://www.railfaneurope.net/list/france/france_sncf_del.html |website=Railfan Europe |access-date=9 December 2020}}
Names
Two members of the class were named. {{cite book |last1=Garvin |first1=Brian |last2=Fox |first2=Peter |last3=Appleby |first3=Chris |title=SNCF/French National Railways |date=1986 |publisher=Platform Five |location=Sheffield |isbn=0-906579-62-7 |page=21}}
| class=wikitable
! Number ! Name ! Number ! Name |
| 9248
| 9280 | Arpajon |
BB 9200 ''Capitole''
The BB 9200 Capitole was a variant of the SNCF Class BB 9200 locomotive specially constructed for operating high speed trains running at speeds greater than {{convert|160|km/h|mph|abbr=on|disp=or}}). Due to the special colour scheme they were also called the BB rouge. They also sported Capitole front plates and single-arm pantographs; the rest of the class had diamond pantographs. From 1967 to 1970 the SNCF started the high speed service with the Capitole between Paris and Toulouse. This route included some sections with a speed of more than {{convert|200|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}.
- BB 9291 and 9292 : locomotive variants constructed for {{convert|250|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}.
- BB 9278, 9281, 9282 and 9288 : locomotive variants, that were conversions of standard members of the class, and limited to {{convert|200|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}.
Models of the BB 9200 rouges with their Capitol plates were produced by Märklin, Lima, Jouef and Roco.
References
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- {{cite journal| first=Vincent| last=Cuny| title=Le Capitole c'est pas Japon| journal=Correspondences Ferroviares| issue=34| date=September 2007| pages= 50–59| language=French}}
- {{cite journal| first=Thierry| last=Porcher| title=Il y a 40 ans - La Révolution Rouge du CAPITOLE| journal=Objectif Rail| date=March–April 2007| issue=20| pages= 38–45| language=French}}
External links
{{commons category|SNCF Class BB 9200}}
- [http://www.bahnwahn.de/maerklinsncf9200/Ubersicht/ubersicht.html Märklin SNCF BB 9200] BahnWahn.de
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Category:Schneider locomotives
Category:1500 V DC locomotives
Category:Standard gauge electric locomotives of France