SNCF Class BB 9200
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The SNCF Class BB 9200 1500 V DC electric locomotives were built by Schneider-Jeumont/CEM between 1957-1964. 92 of them were built, the last being withdrawn in 2014.
SNCF BB 9218 in the original livery at Pau in 1986
BB Rouge in Mulhouse
Le Capitole (train)
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Le Capitole was an express train between Paris and Toulouse in France. Introduced in 1960, it was operated by the Société Nationale des Chemins de fer français. It was also the SNCF's first foray into
SNCF Class BB 9200
…engines in France. In the late sixties, a small group of locomotives was converted for 200 km/h (120 mph) operation, hauling prestige TEE trains like the Capitole - these locomotives were called the BB 9200 Capitole. These types were later superseded by the CC 6500 locomotives. Some of these locomotives covered…
The BB 9200 hauled Le Capitole at 200 km/h (120 mph).
Ex-TEE cars making up the first-class section of Le Capitole du Matin in 1988, pictured loading at Limoges