page_title: SNCF Class BB 9400
hierarchical_section_title: SNCF Class BB 9400
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: SNCF BB 9435 en livrée Arzens pour BB Jacquemin
context_page_description: The Class BB 9400 was an electric locomotive of the SNCF. It was used to pull L’Aquilon, a high-speed passenger train between Paris, Dijon and Lyon-Perrache. The locomotives were given the nickname "Vespa", as they were very lightweight. They were one of a series of locomotives called the "BB Jacquemin", as they used trucks designed by engineer André Jacquemin. The locomotive itself was designed by noted French railway designer Paul Arzens. In later years they hauled passenger trains on the difficult Béziers–Neussargues line.
  The locomotive series was built between 1967 and 1969, numbered 9401 to 9535. These fell into two groups; the original group was limited to 120 km/h, with units BB 9531 to 9535 capable of 180 km/h. These units operated under a 1,500 V DC catenary, with a power of 2,210 kW. The locomotives are 14.40m long and weigh 60 t. They were fitted for multiple unit and push–pull working. Some were modified in the 1980s to work in freight service and reclassified as BB 9600, with sound-proofed cabins and a unified control stand for the operator. All units have been removed from service, with one example kept on display at the Gare de Nîmes.
context_section_description: The Class BB 9400 was an electric locomotive of the SNCF. It was used to pull L’Aquilon, a high-speed passenger train between Paris, Dijon and Lyon-Perrache. The locomotives were given the nickname "Vespa", as they were very lightweight.  They were one of a series of locomotives called the "BB Jacquemin", as they used trucks designed by engineer André Jacquemin. The locomotive itself was designed by noted French railway designer Paul Arzens.  In later years they hauled passenger trains on the difficult Béziers–Neussargues line.
  The locomotive series was built between 1967 and 1969, numbered 9401 to 9535. These fell into two groups; the original group was limited to 120 km/h, with units BB 9531 to 9535 capable of 180 km/h. These units operated under a 1,500 V DC catenary, with a power of 2,210 kW (2,960 hp). The locomotives are 14.40m long and weigh 60 t (59 long tons; 66 short tons). They were fitted for multiple unit and push–pull working. Some were modified in the 1980s to work in freight service and reclassified as BB 9600, with sound-proofed cabins and a unified control stand for the operator. All units have been removed from service, with one example kept on display at the Gare de Nîmes.
caption: Example of the series in 1983
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