SNCF Class BB 69000

SNCF Class BB 69000
Type and origin
Power type Diesel engine
Builder Schneider-SEMT
Build date 1964
Total produced 2
Specifications
UIC class B'B'
Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) standard gauge
Length 19 m (62 ft 4 in)
Loco weight 84 t (83 long tons; 93 short tons)
Fuel type Diesel
Prime mover Two SEMT Pielstick 16PA4
Engine type V16 diesel
Cylinders 16
Cylinder size ? x ?
Transmission Hydraulic
Performance figures
Maximum speed 140 km/h (87 mph)
Power output 2,620 kW (3,510 hp)
Career
Operators SNCF

SNCF Class BB 69000 was a class of two prototype high power diesel-hydraulic locomotives numbered BB 69001 and BB 69002. They were built at the same time as the diesel-electric version, SNCF Class CC 70000. The use of hydraulic transmission saved weight and enabled the locomotives to run on four axles instead of the six axles of the diesel electric. These locos should not be confused with SNCF Class BB 69200 which is a rebuild of SNCF Class BB 66000.

Powertrain

There were two diesel engines and each drove one bogie through a hydraulic transmission unit.

References

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