what is it?
The SNCF BB 20011 and SNCF BB 20012 were electric locomotives used for testing, built by Alsthom between 1985 and 1986. The two locomotives were the synchronous dual-voltage prototypes for Class BB 26000. In 1994 the locomotives were re-used for work on the Channel Tunnel, then converted to standard class BB 22200s in 1995.
who runs it
spec sheet
- built
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- number built
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- kind
- Electric
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇫🇷 France
- builders
- Alstom
- operators
- Société nationale des chemins de fer français
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q2876815, Wikipedia: SNCF BB 20011 and 20012 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.