Once uniquitious, the nez-cassées are entering now their very twilight and most will be gone within five years and Class BB 7200 and 15000 are to go ...

Once uniquitious, the nez-cassées are entering now their very twilight and most will be gone within five years and Class BB 7200 and 15000 are to go first, being mono system locos.

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Creeping between the many Parisian urban RER ERMUs is FRET 27068 hauling a tank train through Melun on the early morning of 19 September 2023.

VSM's 23 071 stands ready for departure to Eerbeek and Dieren at Loenen on 3 September 2023.

France / Electric locomotives / BB 22200

Once uniquitious, the nez-cassées are entering now their very twilight and most will be gone within five years and Class BB 7200 and 15000 are to go first, being mono system locos. Class 22200 will eek out a living for a few years more due to their dual-voltage. On 20 September 2023 SNCF 22265 stands at Lille-Flandres with a mundane regional train to Maubeuge.

Leonardus Schrijvers 26.09.2023, 428 Views, 0 Comments

Bayernbahn 151 001 offers cab rides at Göppingen during the Märklin Days on 15 September 2023.

In the pouring rain, freshly restored 64 250 hauls a steam shuttle out of Treignes toward Marienbourg via Olloy during the 50th anniversary of the CFV3V.

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The SNCF 2222 is in TER service in Alsace and is waiting for departure in Strasbourg. March 12, 2024 
Stefan Wohlfahrt

France / Electric locomotives / BB 22200, France / Stations / Strasbourg

 156 1400x977 Px, 25.06.2026

A colorful black-and-white image: The SNCF BB 22391 'Nez cassé' is running with its TER 96634 through La Plaine station and will soon reach France. The old DC catenary masts, retrofitted with SBB overhead line equipment, are still standing and now supply the line with SNCF AC at 25,000 volts 50 hertz. But as hinted at on the far left of the image, major reconstruction work is planned for the station, so the station will likely present a different appearance soon. At the bottom left of the image, a piece of buffer stop "disturbs" the view but shows that I took the photo from the platform. The TER is on the journey from Genève (departure 9:57) to Valence (arrival 13:13). June 1, 2026 
Stefan Wohlfahrt

France / Electric locomotives / BB 22200

 146 1400x822 Px, 14.06.2026

The SNCF BB 22391 'Nez cassé' is running with its TER 96634 through La Plaine station and will soon reach France. The old DC catenary masts, now retrofitted with SBB overhead line equipment, still stand and supply the line with SNCF AC at 25,000 volts 50 hertz. However, as hinted at on the far left of the image, major reconstruction work is planned for the station, so it will likely present a different appearance soon. On the bottom left of the image, a piece of buffer stop "disturbs" the view but shows that I took the photo from the platform. The TER is on the journey from Genève (departure 9:57) to Valence (arrival 13:13). June 1, 2026. 
Stefan Wohlfahrt

France / Electric locomotives / BB 22200

 157 1400x981 Px, 14.06.2026