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 Class Y 8000 SNCF Fret livery. The locomotives also are certified for use in Italy, limited to shunting work: Y 8120 has been operated by SNCF subsidiary "CapTrain Italia". After 1989 production shifted to a mechanically identical Y 8400 type, which incorporated a radio control system for shunting. SNCF Class Y 8000 The SNCF Class Y 8000 is a class of diesel shunter built between 1977 and 1990. The locomotives were developed by SNCF for shunting duties. Initial construction was by Locotracteurs Gaston Moyse until that company ceased business, then by Fauvet Girel. Y 8000 machines were used to replace older shunting engines,