BB 8207 at Lyon Part Dieu. France. 1989.
A very successful post war French electric design was the BB 8100 class which saw exports of the type to other countries most notably the Netherlands which had a fleet of 60 as NS class 1100. French Railways had 171 built between 1949-55 and in the latter years of their service were largely restricted to freight use being rated at 105km/h maximum. By the late 1980's the class was concentrated on two depots Dijon Perrigny and Avignon but they still saw use over a wide area of the SNCF Sud-Est division.
Here BB 8207 approaches Lyon Part Dieu with a southbound freight soon after midday.
BB 8207 at Lyon Part Dieu. France. 1989.
A very successful post war French electric design was the BB 8100 class which saw exports of the type to other countries most notably the Netherlands which had a fleet of 60 as NS class 1100. French Railways had 171 built between 1949-55 and in the latter years of their service were largely restricted to freight use being rated at 105km/h maximum. By the late 1980's the class was concentrated on two depots Dijon Perrigny and Avignon but they still saw use over a wide area of the SNCF Sud-Est division.
Here BB 8207 approaches Lyon Part Dieu with a southbound freight soon after midday.