The SNCF Class BB 27300 is an electric locomotive. There are 67 BB 27300 locomotives, built as part of the Prima range by Alstom. The first BB 27300 were delivered starting in 2006. Painted in the blue and white livery of Transilien, the brand name for the SNCF network around Paris, these locomotives are the passenger equivalent of the freight-only SNCF Class BB 27000 and are equipped for push-pull operation on suburban passenger services in the Île-de-France region around Paris, working with refurbished VB2N double-deck carriages.
Technical information
The power of the locomotive is .
The locomotive is equipped with a train protection system derived from the contrôle de vitesse par balises system : the KVBP.
It is also equipped with two pantographs, one dedicated to the 1500 V direct current, the other to the 25000 V alternating current.
History
The BB 27300 were authorized on the national network of France in 2006 by the Établissement public de sécurité ferroviaire.
Orders
The first batch of 60 locomotives was ordered in 2004, and following testing of the first two units in 2005, delivered progressively into 2008. Follow-up orders for five and two locomotives respectively were placed.