Electrolocomotive BB # 9291 of the SNCF in the Cité du Train railway museum Mulhouse. The BB 9200 is a French electric locomotive series for use on the SNCF's 1.5 kV DC network. The locomotives were built by Creusot-Loire, Jeumont-Schneider and CEM between 1957 and 1964 in a series of 92, with 3850 kW and 160 km/h maximum velocity. The locomotives # 9291 and # 9292 were delivered in red color, special bogies and pantographs and with 250 km/h maximum velocity to pull the famous "Capitole" between Paris and Toulouse. This was the first train in Europe to run at a speed of 200 km/h as scheduled.
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just heritage schemes, not just commemorative schemes - this album is devoted to some of the world's most interesting paint schemes, past or present.
Pictures of French high speed conquest... With all kind of locomotives, trains and infrastructures that participated to improve rail speed and makes the best world records.
