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10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. 26002-VSD: Nicostamb· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. SNCF Sybic BB 26196 (15308279740): Markus Eigenheer from Genève· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 3. Inauguration PAI Strasbourg 2006 - BB 26000 "en voyage" Krimmeri: Kevin.B· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 4. 26009 cruising 200: Nicolas STAMBACH· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 5. BB26000 - IMG 0227: Poudou99· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 6. Pupitre BB 26138: Nicolas Pépellin· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 7. 26001 Sybic, Gare Saint-Lazare (Paris): Nicostamb· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 8. 26001 Sybic: Didrik Venturini· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 9. BB 26000+voitures Corail.1: Skililipappa· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 10. (4)26143R (33495341636): Hugh Llewelyn from Keynsham, UK· CC BY-SA 2.0
what is it?
The SNCF BB 26000 locomotives are a class of dual voltage, four axle B'B' electric locomotives capable of a top speed of 200 km/h built by GEC Alsthom between 1988 and 1998 for SNCF. The locomotives are also commonly known as the Sybics.
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 38 years ago, in 1988.
- Top speed is 1.5× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- At full speed it would cover Amsterdam–Utrecht (≈ 40 km) in 12 minutes.
- 5.6 MW is about 66 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 15 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 17.7 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
electric locomotive: Draws power from overhead wires or a third rail and pulls separate carriages.
spec sheet
- built
- 1988–1998
- number built
- 234
- kind
- Electric
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇫🇷 France
- builders
- Alstom
- operators
- Société nationale des chemins de fer français
- top speed
- 200 km/h
- power
- 5.6 MW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- Catenary, 25 kV AC or 1500 V DC
- wheel arrangement
- B'B'
- length
- 17.7 m
- weight
- 88.8 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q604865, Wikipedia: SNCF Class BB 26000 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.