4 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. SNCF 461004 1: MPW57· Public domain
- 2. 61011 des VFLI en tête d'un Fret en gare de Rue: BB 22385· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3. MaK G1206 Akiem: eldelinux· CC BY 2.0
- 4. Vossloh G 1206 BB 61734, VFLI - Vossloh G 1206 BB livrée Vert: Cjp24· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The SNCF Class BB 61000 diesel locomotives were built by Vossloh to their G1206 design between 2002-2005 for the French state railways. Twenty three locomotives were built, numbered 61001–61023. As they are operated by the freight sector, the locomotives carry a '4' prefix (i.e.
who runs it
fun facts
- First built 24 years ago, in 2002.
diesel locomotive: A diesel engine on board drives the wheels, usually through a generator (diesel-electric).
spec sheet
- built
- 2002–2005
- number built
- —
- kind
- Diesel-hydraulic
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇫🇷 France
- builders
- Vossloh
- operators
- Société nationale des chemins de fer français
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- B′B′
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q2876837, Wikipedia: SNCF Class BB 61000 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.