SNCF Class BB 9200
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V DC electric locomotives were built by Schneider-Jeumont/CEM between 1958-1964. 92 of them were built, the last being withdrawn in 2014.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 and were the first such engines in France. In the late sixties, a small group of locomotives was converted for 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 These types were later superseded by the CC 6500 locomotives. Some of these locomotives covered more than before they were withdrawn.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. Names. Two members of the class were named. 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 ). 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 . Models of the BB 9200 "rouges" with their "Capitol" plates were produced by Märklin and Roco.