The BB 22200 is a class of electric locomotives in service with the French railways SNCF, built by Alstom between 1976 and 1986. They are a dual voltage version (1500 V DC and 25 kV 50 Hz AC) of the BB 7200 and BB 15000 Nez Cassé classes.[a]

SNCF Class BB 22200
British Rail Class 22
22394 at Antibes station (2006)
Type and origin
Power typeElectric
BuilderAlstom
Build date1976–1986
Total produced205
Specifications
Configuration:
 • AARB-B
 • UICB′B′
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Length17.48 m (57 ft 4 in)
Loco weight90 tonnes (89 long tons; 99 short tons)
Electric system/sCatenary
25 kV 50 Hz AC
1500 V DC
Current pickup(s)Pantograph, 2 off
Traction motorsAlstom TAB674, 2 off
Loco brakeAir
Train brakesAir
Performance figures
Maximum speed160 or 200 km/h (99 or 124 mph)
Power output4,360 or 5,600 kW (5,850 or 7,510 hp)
Tractive effort294 kN (66,000 lbf) (Max)
Career
OperatorsSNCF
NumbersBB 22201 – BB 22405
22379, 22380, 22399 – 22405 (TOPS Numbers)
NicknamesNez Cassés ("broken noses")
Disposition5 withdrawn, remainder in service

History, operations and design

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After the first test held in 1976, the BB 22200 were introduced on the MarseilleNiceVentimiglia line in southern France–northern Italy. The following year they started to haul longer distance trains such as the Train Bleu (1000 km from Ventimiglia to Paris) and the car-transport train between Marseille and Paris.

The BB 22200 are capable of a maximum speed of 160 kilometres per hour (99 mph). Eight locomotives, having a maximum power of 5,600 kilowatts (7,500 hp), were equipped for services up to 200 kilometres per hour (120 mph) and can work on LGV lines.

From 1994 nine of the class were used for hauling freight trains through the Channel Tunnel as the Class 92 locomotives were not yet delivered.[1][2] These were numbered 22379/380/399-405,[3] and were used until 1995.[citation needed] For use on British railways these locomotives were allocated the UK TOPS Class 22.[4]

The surviving members of the class are used on services between BercyNevers and MarseilleBordeaux,[5] as well as on TER services between Lyon, Chambéry and Modane.[citation needed]

 
522266 in En Voyage livery

Names

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60 members of the class received names, chiefly of French communes, towns and cities. [6]

Number Name Number Name
BB 22202 Oyonnax BB 22318 Carpentras
BB 22218 Fourmies BB 22319 Sorgues-sur-Ouvèze
BB 22219 Albertville BB 22320 Istres
BB 22235 Auberge BB 22321 Belleville-sur-Saône
BB 22239 Lons-le-Saunier BB 22322 Bollène
BB 22242 Mulhouse BB 22323 Cagnes-sur-Mer
BB 22276 Dijon BB 22324 Lannion
BB 22277 Is-sur-Tille BB 22325 Champigny-sur-Marne
BB 22280 Hazebrouck BB 22329 Quimper
BB 22284 Gevry-Chambéry BB 22346 Aubagne
BB 22285 Chantilly BB 22351 Valognes
BB 22286 Béthune BB 22352 Sablé-sur-Sarthe
BB 22287 Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne BB 22353 Plaisir
BB 22288 Louhans BB 22354 Ancenis
BB 22291 La Ferté-Alais BB 22356 Lorient
BB 22300 Chalon-sur-Saône BB 22366 Malakoff
BB 22301 Villeneuve-d'Ascq BB 22371 Ladoix-Serrigny
BB 22302 Rive-de-Gier BB 22372 Mauriac
BB 22303 Croix BB 22373 Aulnay-sous-Bois
BB 22304 Langeac BB 22374 Noyon
BB 22305 Saint-Rambert-d'Albon BB 22375 Méricourt
BB 22307 Le Teil BB 22375 Douai
BB 22308 Gisors BB 22377 Roubaix
BB 22311 Pierrefitte[b] BB 22378 Le Quesnoy
BB 22312 Antibes Juan-les-Pins BB 22381 Le Bourget
BB 22313 Digne-les-Bains BB 22382 Clermont de l'Oise
BB 22314 Tain-l'Hermitage BB 22383 Bully-les-Mines
BB 22315 Miramas BB 22384 Saint-André-lez-Lille
BB 22316 Lomme BB 22385 Longeau
BB 22317 La Tour-du-Pin BB 22392 Charles Tellier

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ The designation "22200" is, in fact, the sum of 7200 and 15000
  2. ^ There are a number of French communes and départements of this name. Source does not specify which one it was named after. For a list see Pierrefitte (disambiguation)

References

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  1. ^ Colin J. Kirkland (1995). Engineering the Channel Tunnel. Taylor & Francis. p. 297. ISBN 9780419179207.
  2. ^ Annual report 1989-90. Channel Tunnel Safety Authority. 1991. pp. 16, 111. ISBN 9780115510106.
  3. ^ Haydock, David; Fox, Peter (1999). European Handbook No.4 French Railway Locomotives & Multiple Units. Platform 5, Sheffield. ISBN 1-872524-87-7.
  4. ^ TheRailwayCentre.Com. "The all-time guide to the UK Traction Classification System" (PDF). Archived from the original on November 28, 2006. Retrieved 2008-01-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ van Uden, Marco. "SNCF Intercités electric locomotives". Railfan Europe. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  6. ^ Garvin, Brian; Fox, Peter; Appleby, Chris (1986). SNCF/French National Railways. Sheffield: Platform Five. pp. 31–32. ISBN 0-906579-62-7.