SNCF Class BB 17000

Specifications
Configuration:;
• UIC	B′B′
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Wheel diameter	1,100 mm (3 ft 7 1⁄4 in)
Wheelbase	8.500 m (27 ft 10 5⁄8 in)
• Bogie	1.608 m (5 ft 3 1⁄4 in)
Length	14.7–15.57 m (48 ft 2 3⁄4 in–51 ft 1 in)
Width	3.03 or 3.038 m (9 ft 11 1⁄4 in or 9 ft 11 5⁄8 in)
Height	4.19 m (13 ft 9 in)
Loco weight	78–79 tonnes (77–78 long tons; 86–87 short tons)
Electric system/s	25 kV 50 Hz AC
Current pickup(s)	Pantograph
Traction motors	TAB 660 B1, force ventilated, 1.5 kilovolt

Type and origin
Power type	Electric
Builder	Alsthom
Build date	1965–1968
Total produced	105

	BB 17067 at Gare de l'Est 26 December 2005
Type and origin
Power type	Electric
Builder	Alsthom
Build date	1965–1968
Total produced	105
Specifications
Configuration:;
• UIC	B′B′
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Wheel diameter	1,100 mm (3 ft 7 1⁄4 in)
Wheelbase	8.500 m (27 ft 10 5⁄8 in)
• Bogie	1.608 m (5 ft 3 1⁄4 in)
Length	14.7–15.57 m (48 ft 2 3⁄4 in–51 ft 1 in)
Width	3.03 or 3.038 m (9 ft 11 1⁄4 in or 9 ft 11 5⁄8 in)
Height	4.19 m (13 ft 9 in)
Loco weight	78–79 tonnes (77–78 long tons; 86–87 short tons)
Electric system/s	25 kV 50 Hz AC
Current pickup(s)	Pantograph
Traction motors	TAB 660 B1, force ventilated, 1.5 kilovolt
Performance figures
Maximum speed	90 or 140 km/h (56 or 87 mph)
Power output:;
• Continuous	2,940 kW (3,940 hp)
Career
Operators	SNCF
Numbers	BB 17001 – BB 17105
Nicknames	Danseuses (Dancers)

The SNCF Class BB 17000 B-B AC electric locomotives built between 1965 and 1968. It performs suburban duties on railway lines around Paris, notably VB2N carriages. They are monophase locomotives (running off 25 kV AC overhead supply) and have the nickname "danseuses" or "dancers". Since November 2007, 16 of the 105-strong class of locomotives have been scrapped.

Service

After spending a varied first part of their careers hauling different types of train, the locomotives were regrouped for use on the Parisian "trains de la banlieue" or suburban trains. They are now all owned and operated by Transilien.

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