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2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. BB 306: Smiley.toerist· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. HUA-154666-Gezicht op de perrons van het N.S.-station Tilburg te Tilburg met links het stationsgebouw en de van de S.N.C.F. gehuurde electrische locomotief BB 322 (serie BB 300) van de N.S: Nederlandse Spoorwegen· CC0
what is it?
The SNCF Class BB 300 was a class of 24 electric locomotives built between 1938 and 1939. Originally ordered by the Paris–Orleans/Midi railway as a development of the Midi Class E4700 for fast services from Paris to Bordeaux and Toulouse. As delivered they were numbered E 241–E 264.
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 88 years ago, in 1938.
- Weighs about as much as 13 African elephants (~6 t each).
- Served for 60 years (1938–1998).
electric locomotive: Draws power from overhead wires or a third rail and pulls separate carriages.
spec sheet
- built
- 1938–1939
- in service from
- 1938
- retired
- 1998
- status
- retired
- number built
- 55
- kind
- Electric
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇫🇷 France
- builders
- Alstom
- operators
- Société nationale des chemins de fer français, Nederlandse Spoorwegen, Chemin de fer de Paris à Orléans et du Midi
- top speed
- 105 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- 1500 V dc
- wheel arrangement
- Bo′Bo′
- weight
- 80 t
- Dutch name
- SNCF BB 300
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q2876817, Wikipedia: SNCF Class BB 300 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.