Electric locomotive BB 22378 of the French State Railways.
■ Version in the "LGV" design
■ Finely detailed model with many separately applied plug-in parts,
some of them etched
■ Open-grid steps
■ Delicate design of the pantograph
The BB 22200 is a French electric locomotive class designed for use
on both SNCF’s 1.5 kV DC and 25 kV 50 Hz AC networks. The
locomotives, featuring the so-called ‘nez cassé’ (broken nose),
were designed by the Frenchman Paul Arzens, who was responsible for
the design of several SNCF locomotives at the time. Between 1976
and 1986, Alstom built 205 locomotives altogether in six production
series. Thanks to their multi-system capability and their design as
universal locomotives, the BB 22200s are used on almost all
standard-gauge electrified lines in France to haul both freight and
passenger trains.
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