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SNCF Class BB 60000
The SNCF Class BB 60000 are a class of 4 axle heavy shunting and light freight diesel–electric locomotives built at the Vossloh España works in Valencia. Since the class is primarily used as a freight locomotive the class is commonly referred to as SNCF BB 460000.
SNCF made an initial order for 160 locomotives in 2004. The manufacturer's designation is GA 1000 AS. Two further machines have been ordered (2009) by Egenie of France.
The class is not to be confused with the SNCF BB 60000 prototypes from the 1950s and 1960s.
At the end of the 1990s SNCF was faced with a diesel locomotive fleet of which the larger part was older than 30 years, and thus fuel-consuming and expensive in maintenance. Some locomotive classes were re-engined (BB 66400 in BB 69400, CC 72000 in CC 72100) to overcome some of the problems on the short term. In the longer term however, new locomotives had to be ordered as also the re-engined locomotives would reach the end of their useful age.
An initial plan saw 69 medium-power locomotives (together with the SBB) and 55 high-power locomotives ordered. This plan was intensively modified, and eventually 160 low-power shunting locomotives (SNCF BB 460000) and 400 medium-power locomotives (see BB 475000) were ordered.
For the low-power shunting locomotives there were 3 biddings: Vossloh offered the G1000BB, the Italian firm Firema the D146 locomotive and Alstom with an enhanced version of the SBB Am 841 locomotives. The Vossloh bid was deemed too expensive and also Firema couldn't convince FRET, so Alstom was awarded the contract in 2004. By 2006 Vossloh had become owner of the Alstom plant in Valencia, and thus inherited and completed the order.
At first the locomotives were to be powered with an MTU engine, as those engines were used in BB 69400 and BB 75000 locomotives and had a good performance, but the MTU engine was replaced with one from Caterpillar due to financial reasons.
In October 2008 SNCF ordered an additional 15 locomotives for its Infrastructure division. These locomotives were numbered in the 660000 series, and were painted in the yellow and grey Infrastructure livery.
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SNCF Class BB 60000
The SNCF Class BB 60000 are a class of 4 axle heavy shunting and light freight diesel–electric locomotives built at the Vossloh España works in Valencia. Since the class is primarily used as a freight locomotive the class is commonly referred to as SNCF BB 460000.
SNCF made an initial order for 160 locomotives in 2004. The manufacturer's designation is GA 1000 AS. Two further machines have been ordered (2009) by Egenie of France.
The class is not to be confused with the SNCF BB 60000 prototypes from the 1950s and 1960s.
At the end of the 1990s SNCF was faced with a diesel locomotive fleet of which the larger part was older than 30 years, and thus fuel-consuming and expensive in maintenance. Some locomotive classes were re-engined (BB 66400 in BB 69400, CC 72000 in CC 72100) to overcome some of the problems on the short term. In the longer term however, new locomotives had to be ordered as also the re-engined locomotives would reach the end of their useful age.
An initial plan saw 69 medium-power locomotives (together with the SBB) and 55 high-power locomotives ordered. This plan was intensively modified, and eventually 160 low-power shunting locomotives (SNCF BB 460000) and 400 medium-power locomotives (see BB 475000) were ordered.
For the low-power shunting locomotives there were 3 biddings: Vossloh offered the G1000BB, the Italian firm Firema the D146 locomotive and Alstom with an enhanced version of the SBB Am 841 locomotives. The Vossloh bid was deemed too expensive and also Firema couldn't convince FRET, so Alstom was awarded the contract in 2004. By 2006 Vossloh had become owner of the Alstom plant in Valencia, and thus inherited and completed the order.
At first the locomotives were to be powered with an MTU engine, as those engines were used in BB 69400 and BB 75000 locomotives and had a good performance, but the MTU engine was replaced with one from Caterpillar due to financial reasons.
In October 2008 SNCF ordered an additional 15 locomotives for its Infrastructure division. These locomotives were numbered in the 660000 series, and were painted in the yellow and grey Infrastructure livery.