SNCF BB 13000 SNCF BB 13000 The BB 13000 class were electric locomotives operated by SNCF in France. They were one of four classes, together with the BB 12000, CC 14000 and CC 14100 classes, that formed an experimental group for studying the practicality of the new French electrification. The standard French electrification system before WWII was 1,500 V DC, beginning with locomotives such as the 2BB2 400. Post-WWII, France occupied the south-west of Germany and the . This line had been electrified with one of the first systems to use 50 Hz, the standard commercial distribution frequency, rather than the lower Hz
State Railway of Thailand State Railway of Thailand The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) (, ) is the state-owned rail operator under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Transport in Thailand. , the network serves 47 provinces and around 35 million passengers annually. The passenger count is expected to double by 2027 when expansion plans are realised and the network grows to serve 61 provinces. The SRT was founded as the Royal State Railways of Siam (RSR) in 1890. King Chulalongkorn ordered the Department of Railways to be set up under the Department of Public Works and Town and Country Planning. Construction of the