SNCF Class BB 25100

SNCF Class BB 25100
Type and origin Power type Electric Designer André Jacquemin Builder Materiel de Traction Electrique (MTE) Build date 1964–1965
Specifications Configuration: ​  • UIC Bo′Bo’  • Commonwealth Bo-Bo Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Bogies 2 Wheel diameter 1,250 mm (49 in) Length 16.2 m (53 ft) Loco weight 85 t (84 long tons; 94 short tons) Power supply 1500 V DC/25 kV AC Electric system/s Catenary Current pickup(s) Pantograph
Performance figures Maximum speed 130 km/h (81 mph) Power output: ​  • 1 hour 3,400 kW (4,600 hp) @ 1500 V 4,130 kW (5,540 hp) @ 25kV Tractive effort 367 kN (83,000 lbf)
Career Operators SNCF Class BB 25100 Number in class 25 Numbers BB 25101 – BB 25125 Nicknames BB Jacquemin Withdrawn 2006

BB 25100 in station of Thionville (Moselle)

The BB 25100 is a class of electric locomotives in service with the French railways SNCF, built by Materiel de Traction Electrique (MTE) in 1967. They are dual voltage locomotives working off both 1500 V DC and 25 kV 50 Hz AC with a top speed of 130 km/h (81 mph). The class was designed by André Jacquemin.

Originally allocated to Chalindrey, they were used on the Dijon to Metz route until supplanted by Dijon-based BB 22200. Subsequently, they operated express passenger and freight services around Dijon and also in the northeast of France. The class was eventually withdrawn by 2006.

4 of the class were sold in 2007 to GFR - Grup Feroviar Român, Bucharest of Romania (25109 and 25123 to 25125). Three have been renumbered to 425 109-2, 425 123-3 and 425 125-8. The fourth loco 25124 is believed to have been purchased by GFR for spares.