SNCF Class BB 12000 SNCF Class BB 12000 The SNCF Class BB 12000 were electric locomotives operated by SNCF. The first examples arrived on the railway in 1953, operating on the 25 kV 50 Hz line to the coal mines of the "Houillères de Lorraine" in the north-east of France. BB 12001 arrived in Mohon on July 17, 1954. Tried first along the Valenciennes – Lumes line, specifications called for a locomotive capable of pulling 750 tonne trains along a grade of 10 ‰. The 12000 Class proved more than capable, pulling 1100 tonne then 1400 tonne trains. BB 12006 using a different system
SNCF 150.P SNCF 150.P SNCF 150.P were a class of 2-10-0 “Decapod” steam locomotives built as standard locomotives of the newly created Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF) between April 1940 and April 1950 The class were built by: The 115 locomotives were delivered between 16 April 1940 and 15 April 1950. They were, in effect a continuation, with improvements, of a Nord design, Nord 5.1201 to 5.1230 (SNCF 2-150.B.1 to 30); they were ordered due to a shortage locomotives for heavy trains. The first 50 locomotives were requisitioned by Germany for the Deutsche Reichsbahn, some as soon as they