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10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. 255500 Strasbourg: Mauritsvink· Public domain
- 2. SNCF electric locomotive BB 25563 in 1976 (SIK 03-104867): ETH-Bibliothek Zürich, Bildarchiv / Fotograf: Bärtschi, Hans-Peter / SIK_03-104867 / CC BY-SA 4.0· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3. SNCF Class 25500: Chris0693· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 4. Ancienne gare mommenheim: Niko67000· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 5. BB 25500 de Strasbourg: Agora midr· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 6. BB 25639 + RRR 26: Flux6593· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 7. BB25639 à la rotonde d'Avignon le 27 mai 2023: Lefoyerducheminot· CC BY 4.0
- 8. Cite du Train Mulhouse 2014 062 (16138002855): Klaus Nahr from Germany· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 9. 25652, France, Provence - the Alps - the French riviera, Canes - Antibes stretch, near Juan-les-Pins train stop (Trainpix 159779): Diesellokophren· CC0
- 10. BB 25653 à Besançon-Viotte (2015): Florian Pépellin· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
SNCF's BB 25500 class are part of a series of electric locomotives built by Alsthom. They are the dual system version of the BB 17000 (AC) and BB 8500 (DC) locomotives (17000+8500=25500). They are fitted with monomotor bogies with two different gear ratios.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 62 years ago, in 1964.
- 2.9 MW is about 35 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 13 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 14.7 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 57 years (1964–2021).
electric locomotive: Draws power from overhead wires or a third rail and pulls separate carriages.
spec sheet
- built
- 1964–1976
- in service from
- 1964
- retired
- 2021
- status
- retired
- number built
- 194
- kind
- Electric
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇫🇷 France
- builders
- Alstom
- operators
- Société nationale des chemins de fer français
- top speed
- —
- power
- 2.9 MW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- Overhead line:, 3, 3
- wheel arrangement
- B′B′
- length
- 14.7 m
- weight
- 79 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q842202, Wikipedia: SNCF Class BB 25500 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.