SNCF Class BB 67300

Class BB 67300
BB 67304 at Saint-Malo on 1 September 2001.
Type and origin Power type Diesel Builder Brissonneau and Lotz Build date 1967-1979 Total produced 90
Specifications Configuration: ​  • AAR B-B Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge Length 17.090 m (56 ft 7⁄8 in) Adhesive weight 10 t (9.8 long tons; 11.0 short tons) Loco weight 80 t (78.7 long tons; 88.2 short tons) Fuel type Diesel Prime mover SEMT Pielstick 16 PA 4 Engine type V16 Diesel Traction motors 2 SW 9209 Cylinders 16 Transmission Electrical
Performance figures Maximum speed 140 km/h (87 mph) Power output 1,440 kW (1,930 hp)
Career Operators SNCF Class BB67300 Number in class 87 (at 2005) Numbers 67301-67390 First run 5 December 1967

The Class BB 67300 is a group of diesel locomotives used by SNCF. They were built by Brissonneau and Lotz between 1967 and 1969.

A development of the BB 67000 class of diesel engines fitted with electric train heating and three-phase transmission. Designed as a mixed traffic loco, twenty were fitted for push-pull operation.[1]

Names

One member of the class was named: BB 67348 La Bernerie-en-Retz.[1]

See also

• TCDD DE 24 000
• Alstom AD24C

References

1. Garvin, Brian; Fox, Peter; Appleby, Chris (1986). SNCF/French National Railways. Sheffield: Platform Five. pp. 45–48. ISBN 0-906579-62-7.