SNCF Class BB 7200

The SNCF Class BB 7200 is a 1.5 kV DC electric locomotive. It is operated by the SNCF in France. The BB 7200 are part of the "Nez Cassé" family of locomotives. SNCF Class BB 15000 is the alternating current (AC) version. The Class BB 22200 is a dual-voltage version. They are numbered to show that the DC and AC class make the dual-voltage locomotives (7200 + 15000 = 22200). Another similar model is the NS Class 1600. It is operated in the Netherlands. It is a DC locomotive based on the BB 7200.

Locomotive numbers 7209, 7210, 7308 and 7348 have all been destroyed in accidents.

The class are numbered 7201 - 7440. Some have cast plates.

In 2012 and 2013, the locomotives numbered 7311, 7312, 7314, 7325, 7327, 7330m 7332, 7335, 7337, 7339, 7341 and 7342 were modified. They became BB 7600 locomotives. They were operated on the Transilien Paris – Montparnasse line.

Names
Some of the class carry the name of a city in France:
 Number City 7203 Saint-Flour 7221 Saint-Amand-Montrond 7223 La Souterraine 7232 Souillac 7236 Chambéry 7237 Pierrelatte 7238 Thonon-les-Bains 7239 Saint-Pierre-d'Albigny 7240 Saint-Étienne 7241 Villeurbanne 7242 Vienne 7243 Villeneuve-Saint-Georges 7244 Vernou-la-Celle-sur-Seine 7253 Montrejeau 7256 Valenton 7270 Entraigues-sur-Sorgues 7410 Fontenay-sous-Bois 7411 Lamure-sur-Azergues

Models
 This locomotive was reproduced in H0 scale by Jouef, Lima, Märklin and Roco.
 This locomotive was reproduced in N scale by Fleischmann and Minitrix.

References

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Category:B-B locomotives
Category:Alstom locomotives