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SNCF Class BB 37000

🇫🇷 France ·built by Alstom· from 2004· class of 60 French electric locomotives

⚡ electric locomotive electric ✓ in service
10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
  1. 1. Fret SNCF 437023: Thomas Wolf ( Der Wolf im Wald )· CC BY-SA 3.0
  2. 2. SNCF Class 37000: Chris0693· CC BY-SA 3.0
  3. 3. Akiem Prima E37 511 Alstom BB37000: Al*from*Lig· CC BY-SA 4.0
  4. 4. SNCF BB 37017 - Appareillage1: Pieye Trains· CC BY-SA 4.0
  5. 5. SNCF BB 37017 - Appareillage2: Pieye Trains· CC BY-SA 4.0
  6. 6. Akiem BB 27136 (53700943290): Nelso Silva from Porto, Portugal· CC BY-SA 2.0
  7. 7. Akiem 37042 münchen 2013: Hoff1980· CC BY-SA 3.0
  8. 8. Akiem BB 37001 (52017354272): Nelso Silva from Porto, Portugal· CC BY-SA 2.0
  9. 9. Akiem BB 37024 Port-la-Nouvelle - Leucate la Franqui: Kabelleger· CC BY-SA 4.0
  10. 10. Bonn Oberkassel CFL cargo Prima 37050 kolenwagens (52126763984): Rob Dammers· CC BY 2.0
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SNCF Class BB 37000, photo 1 of 10
1/10 Thomas Wolf ( Der Wolf im Wald )· CC BY-SA 3.0

what is it?

The SNCF Class BB 37000 "Prima" electric locomotives are currently being built by Alstom. These locomotives are the triple-voltage version of the Class BB 27000. Sixty of these locomotives, numbered 37001–37060, have been ordered by Fret SNCF for international freight traffic.

who runs it

Société nationale des chemins de fer français

base stats

  • speed 140 km/htop speed
  • power 4.2 MWpower output
  • weight 90 tin working order
  • built 60made in total

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 22 years ago, in 2004.
  • Top speed is 1.1× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
  • 4.2 MW is about 49 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
  • Weighs about as much as 15 African elephants (~6 t each).
  • 19.7 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
2004
status
in service
number built
60
kind
Electric
traction
electric
origin
🇫🇷 France
builders
Alstom
operators
Société nationale des chemins de fer français
top speed
140 km/h
power
4.2 MW
gauge
1,435 mm standard gauge
electric system
Catenary, 1.5 kV DC, , 25 kV 50 Hz AC
wheel arrangement
Bo′Bo′
length
19.7 m
weight
90 t

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q838014, Wikipedia: SNCF Class BB 37000 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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