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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Transiliem Z-5609 stands ready for departure at Paris Gare de Lyon on 19 September 2023.

During the Terug-naar-Tien festival 2023 VSM's 41 241 hauls a steam train to Loenen through Lieren 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 09.10.2023, 374 Views, 0 Comments

During the Terug-naar-Tien festival 2023 VSM's 50 3654 hauls a steam train to Loenen through Lieren on 3 September 2023

BiBi 84717 stands at Paris gare du Nord with a train to Calais on 20 September 2023.

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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

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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

 127 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

 135 1400x981 Px, 14.06.2026