SNCF Class BB 71000

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• UIC	Bo–Bo
• Commonwealth	Bo-Bo
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Wheel diameter	860 mm (34 in)
Length	20.190 m (66 ft 2.9 in)
Loco weight	55 t (54 long tons; 61 short tons)
Fuel type	Diesel
Prime mover	Poyaud V12
Transmission	Mechanical

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel
Builder	Fives-Lille/CFD
Build date	1965–1966
Total produced	30

SNCF Class BB 71000
SNCF Class BB 71000
	BB 71008 at Chaillevette in 2016
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel
Builder	Fives-Lille/CFD
Build date	1965–1966
Total produced	30
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• UIC	Bo–Bo
• Commonwealth	Bo-Bo
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Wheel diameter	860 mm (34 in)
Length	20.190 m (66 ft 2.9 in)
Loco weight	55 t (54 long tons; 61 short tons)
Fuel type	Diesel
Prime mover	Poyaud V12
Transmission	Mechanical
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	80 km/h (50 mph)
Power output	615 kW (825 hp)
Tractive effort	164 kN (37,000 lbf)
Operators
Career
Operators	SNCF
Class	BB 71000
Number in class	30
Numbers	BB 71001–BB 71030

The SNCF Class BB 71000 is a class of 30 centre-cab Bo-Bo diesel shunting locomotives. They were the last locomotives in service with SNCF to feature side rods.^[1] The class was withdrawn from traffic between 1998 and 1999. A number were sold on for industrial use.^[2]

References[]

^ Garvin, Brian; Fox, Peter; Appleby, Chris (1986). SNCF/French National Railways. Sheffield: Platform Five. pp. 52–54. ISBN 0-906579-62-7.
^ van Uden, Marco. "SNCF withdrawn diesel locomotives". Railfan Europe. Retrieved 17 February 2021.

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[P5-1] Garvin, Brian; Fox, Peter; Appleby, Chris (1986). SNCF/French National Railways. Sheffield: Platform Five. pp. 52–54. ISBN 0-906579-62-7.

[2] van Uden, Marco. "SNCF withdrawn diesel locomotives". Railfan Europe. Retrieved 17 February 2021.

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