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what is it?
The SNCF Class BB 47000 "Prima" electric locomotive is a 6,000 kW (8,000 hp) locomotive, built by Alstom. This locomotive is the quadruple-voltage version of the Class BB 27000. So far, only one locomotive, numbered 47001, has been built and was tested by Fret SNCF with a view for further orders.
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 23 years ago, in 2003.
- Top speed is 1.1× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- 6 MW is about 71 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- 19.7 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 6 years (2003–2009).
electric locomotive: Draws power from overhead wires or a third rail and pulls separate carriages.
spec sheet
- built
- 2003
- in service from
- 2003
- retired
- 2009
- status
- retired
- number built
- 1
- kind
- Electric
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇫🇷 France
- builders
- Alstom
- operators
- Alstom
- top speed
- 140 km/h
- power
- 6 MW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- Catenary, 1500 V DC , 3000 V DC , 15 kV 16.7 Hz AC , 25 kV 50 Hz AC
- wheel arrangement
- Bo′Bo′
- length
- 19.7 m
- nicknames
- Prima 6000
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q2876834, Wikipedia: SNCF Class BB 47000 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.