SNCF Class BB 60031

The SNCF Class BB 60030 diesel locomotives were built by FAMH / Jeumont for the Chemin de Fer Paris-Lyon-Méditerranée (PLM) in 1938. They were powered by Sulzer engines, producing 550 bhp, and weighed 68.5 tonnes.^[1][2]

Power typeDiesel-electric

Power typeDiesel-electric

Builder

• FAMH (mechanical)
• Jeumont (electrical)

Build date1938

Quick facts PLM 4.DMDSNCF 040.DD, Type and origin ...

PLM 4.DMD SNCF 040.DD SNCF 60030-series
PLM "4.DMD" prototype No. 4-DMD-2 (SNCF No.BB 60032) built 1938, at the Cité du Train museum, Mulhouse, March 2009
Type and origin Power type Diesel-electric Builder FAMH (mechanical) Jeumont (electrical) Build date 1938 Total produced 3
Specifications Configuration: ​  • UIC Bo′Bo′ Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Wheel diameter 1,120 mm (3 ft 8 in) Wheelbase: ​  • Engine 6.000 m (19 ft 8.2 in)  • Bogie 2.500 m (8 ft 2.4 in) Length 12.200 m (40 ft 0.3 in) Width 3.000 m (9 ft 10.1 in) Height 4.150 m (13 ft 7.4 in) Loco weight 68.5 tonnes (67.4 long tons; 75.5 short tons) Prime mover Sulzer 6LDA25 Aspiration Rateau turbocharger Displacement 94 litre Alternator 355V 353kW Traction motors Jeumont TC 118, 4 off Cylinders 6 Cylinder size 250 by 320 millimetres (9.83 in × 12.6 in)
Performance figures Maximum speed 50 km/h (31 mph) Power output 550 CV (400 kW; 540 hp)
Career Operators PLM SNCF Class PLM: 4.DMD SNCF: 040.DD, later 60030 Withdrawn 1969–1973 Preserved One: 4.DMD.2

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Three locomotives were built. They were initially given their PLM numbers – 4.DMD.1 to 4.DMD.3, but were soon renumbered into the SNCF numbering system as 040.DD. to 040.DD.3. In 1962, they were renumbered again as BB 60031 to 60033.