SNCF Class BB 37000

The SNCF Class BB 37000 "Prima" electric locomotives are currently being built by Alstom. These locomotives are the triple-voltage version of the Class BB 27000. Sixty of these locomotives, numbered 37001-37060, have been ordered by Fret SNCF for international freight traffic. 37007 was destroyed in the Zoufftgen train accident on 11 October 2006.

Class BB37000
SNCF Fret locomotive 37023 at Unkel
Type and origin Power type Electric Builder Alstom Build date 2004 Total produced 60
Specifications Configuration: ​  • UIC Bo′Bo′ Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in) standard gauge Length 19.72 m (64 ft 8 in) Adhesive weight 22.5 tonnes (22.1 long tons; 24.8 short tons) Loco weight 90 tonnes (89 long tons; 99 short tons) Electric system/s Catenary 1.5 kV DC 15 kV  16.7 Hz AC 25 kV 50 Hz AC Current pickup(s) Pantograph
Performance figures Maximum speed 140 km/h (87 mph) Power output 4,200 kW (5,600 hp)
Career Operators SNCF/Fret Class BB37000 Number in class 59 (as of 2007) Numbers 370001–37006, 37008–37060 Disposition One retired, remainder in service

Names

• 37039 - Custines/Böbingen

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  437020 passing through Lyon Vaise station.