SNCF Electric locomotives BB Alsthom called "dancers" France FR The BB Alsthom, also called "danseuses" or dancers due to their instability are a big family of locomotives : BB8501 to 8587 (small cabs) : 1,5 kV BB8588 to 8646 (big cabs) : 1,5 kV BB 16501 to 16794 (origins of the family) : 25 kV BB 17001 to 17105 (small cabs) : 25 kV BB 20201 to 20213 (small cabs) : 15 kV/25 kV (for traffic with Germany) BB 25501 to 25587 (small cabs) : 1,5 kV / 25 kV BB 25588 to 25694 (big cabs) : 1,5 kV / 25 kV BB 16500 First "dansers", specific look, AC only. BB 16500 PantoCoupl 3b 20180325 images/SNCF/LE/BB16500_V1 First series, with 17 shutters. Initial light green livery on the 16501 to 16503 ? BB 16500 PantoCoupl 3b 20180325 images/SNCF/LE/BB16500_V2 First series, with 17 shutters. Modified initial light green livery (with dark green strip). From 16505 up to 16520, last unit of the first order. BB 16500 PantoCoupl 3b 20180325 images/SNCF/LE/BB16504_VP Experimental livery for BB 16504, only 13 shutters. BB 16500 PantoCoupl 3b 20180325 images/SNCF/LE/BB16500_1S_V3 First series, with 17 shutters. Initial green livery (16521 and upper). BB 16500 PantoCoupl 3b 20180325 images/SNCF/LE/BB16500_2S_V3 From the 15656, only 13 shutters. Initial green livery. BB 16500 PantoCoupl 3b4a4b 20180325 images/SNCF/LE/BB16500_PO_V Second green livery. Initial shutters. No more corner windows. BB 16500 PantoCoupl 3b4a4b5a 20180325 images/SNCF/LE/BB16500_POE_V_L Second green livery. Initial shutters. Additionnal technical door on one side for the "excitrons" locs (BB 16656 to 750). BB 16500 PantoCoupl 5a5b 20180325 images/SNCF/LE/BB16500_PO_GBC "Concrete livery" with "casket" SNCF logo. Initial shutters. Known locs : 16727, 45, 60, 68. BB 16500 PantoCoupl 5b 20180325 images/SNCF/LE/BB16500_PO_GBI New "Carmillon" SNCF logo. Initial shutters. Known locs : 16760. BB 16500 PantoCoupl 5b 20180325 images/SNCF/LE/BB16500_PP1_GBC With "casket" SNCF logo. One range of plastic shutters. Known locs : 16572. BB 16500 PantoCoupl 4a 20180325 images/SNCF/LE/BB16500_PPP_V_L Prototype plastic shutters for the BB 16576. BB 16500 PantoCoupl 3b4a4b 20180325 images/SNCF/LE/BB16500_PP_VNR Plastic shutters. BB 16500 PantoCoupl 4b 20180325 images/SNCF/LE/BB16500_PPE1_VNR_L Plastic shutters. Additionnal technical door on one side for the "excitrons" locs (BB 16656 to 750). Known : BB 16656. BB 16500 PantoCoupl 4b 20180325 images/SNCF/LE/BB16500_PPE2_VNR_L Plastic shutters. Additionnal technical door on one side for the "excitrons" locs (BB 16656 to 750). Known : BB 16714. BB 16500 PantoCoupl 4b5a 20180325 images/SNCF/LE/BB16500_ARZB Test livery from famous designer Paul Arzens. One unit, 1982. BB 16500 PantoCoupl 4b5a 20180325 images/SNCF/LE/BB16500_ARZV Test livery from famous designer Paul Arzens. One unit, 1982. BB 16500 PantoCoupl 4b5a 20180325 images/SNCF/LE/BB16500_GB1P "push-pull" livery of 1985. Prototype livery on BB 16629, with totally concrete grey lateral sides. BB 16500 PantoCoupl 4b5a 20180325 images/SNCF/LE/BB16500_GB1 "push-pull" livery of 1985. BB 16500 PantoCoupl 5a5b 20180325 images/SNCF/LE/BB16500_GBN1 "Concrete" livery with narrow strips under the cabin windows. Hollow SNCF logo. BB 16500 PantoCoupl 5a5b 20180325 images/SNCF/LE/BB16500_GBN "Concrete" livery with large strips under the cabin windows. Hollow SNCF logo. BB 16500 PantoCoupl 5b 20180325 images/SNCF/LE/BB16500_GBC With "casket" SNCF logo. BB 16500 PantoCoupl 6 20180325 images/SNCF/LE/BB16500_GBI New "Carmillon" SNCF logo. BB 16500 PantoCoupl 5b 20180325 images/SNCF/LE/BB16500_T1V Five locomotives specialized for regional trains of Picardie, where the locomotive is located between 2 RIO segments : 16515, 16549, 16550, 16575 and 16592. The livery is derived from the first green TER livery. BB 16500 PantoCoupl 5b 20180325 images/SNCF/LE/BB16500_F1 The Freight livery was applied to only 6 locomotives before the revisions stopped. First version (2 locomotives, among them the BB 16535).ocomotives dont la BB 16535). BB 16500 PantoCoupl 5b 20180325 images/SNCF/LE/BB16500_F2 Second version, white surfaces placed differently. BB 16654,... BB 16500 PantoCoupl 5b 20180325 images/SNCF/LE/BB16500_TF BB 16615 : formerly Fret, now TER. The livery stayed, but the logo changed. BB 16700 The BB 16700 is a protoype for the automatic coupling. Longer body. BB 16700 PantoCoupl 4a4b5a 20180325 images/SNCF/LE/BB16700_PP_VNR Second green livery, plastic shutters. BB 16700 PantoCoupl 5b 20180325 images/SNCF/LE/BB16700_GBC "Concrete" livery, "casket" SNCF logo. BB 8500 / 8700 / 88500 Dancers for 1,5 KVDC. Two transformations without visible change : BB 8700 : better cabin for push-pull trains with RRR coaches. BB 88500 : multiple units for push services on the Maurienne line. Small cabs Small frame : BB 8501 to 8536. BB 8500 PantoCoupl 3b 20220403 images/SNCF/LE/BB8500_1S_V1VA First green livery. Corner windows. BB 8501 to 8506. BB 8500 PantoCoupl 4a 20220403 images/SNCF/LE/BB8500_1S_VNRVA The BB 8501 was repainted with the second green livery, without its corner windows being removed. BB 8500 PantoCoupl 3b 20220403 images/SNCF/LE/BB8500_1S_V1 First green livery without corner windows. BB 8507 to 8529. BB 8500 PantoCoupl 3b4a4b 20220403 images/SNCF/LE/BB8500_1S_VNR Second green livery. Initially with numbers on plates. BB 8500 PantoCoupl 3b4a4b 20220403 images/SNCF/LE/BB8500_1S_VNP Painted numbers replaced plates during maintenance operations (from the eighties). BB 8500/88500 PantoCoupl 4b5a5b 20220403 images/SNCF/LE/BB8500_1S_GB1 "Push-pull" livery of 1985. BB 8500/88500 PantoCoupl 5a5b 20220403 images/SNCF/LE/BB8500_1S_GBN1 Concrete livery with hollow SNCF logo. BB 8500/88500 PantoCoupl 5a5b 20220403 images/SNCF/LE/BB8500_1S_GBN Concrete livery with hollow SNCF logo and large strips under the cabin windows. Reinforced small cabs Small frame : BB 8537 to 8567. BB 8500 PantoCoupl 3b4a4b 20220403 images/SNCF/LE/BB8500_CR_VNR Second green livery. Numbers initially on plates for the BB 8537 to 8548. BB 8500 PantoCoupl 4b 20220403 images/SNCF/LE/BB8500_CR_VNP Painted numbers from BB 8549. BB 8500/88500 PantoCoupl 4b5a5b 20220403 images/SNCF/LE/BB8500_CR_GB1 "Push-pull" livery of 1985. BB 8500/88500 PantoCoupl 5a5b 20220403 images/SNCF/LE/BB8500_CR_GBN1 Concrete livery with hollow SNCF logo. BB 8500/88500 PantoCoupl 5a5b 20220403 images/SNCF/LE/BB8500_CR_GBN Concrete livery with hollow SNCF logo and large strips under the cabin windows. BB 8500 PantoCoupl 5b6 20220403 images/SNCF/LE/BB8500_CR_GBN1PO Modified with a bigger cabin on one side, dedicated for push-pull trains. Specific orange door. "Concrete" livery with small orange strips in the ends. Known units : BB 8562 and 65. BB 8500 PantoCoupl 5b6 20220403 images/SNCF/LE/BB8500_CR_GBNPO Modified with a bigger cabin on one side, dedicated for push-pull trains. Specific orange door. "Concrete" livery with large orange strips in the ends. Known unit : BB 85667. BB 8500 PantoCoupl 5b 20220403 images/SNCF/LE/BB8500_CR_F Fret livery for the BB 8554 only. Small cabs with plastic shutters The BB 8568 to 8587 (reinforced short frame) received plastic shutters. BB 8500 PantoCoupl 4a4b5a 20220403 images/SNCF/LE/BB8500_CR_VPP Green livery, painted numbers. BB 8500 PantoCoupl 5a5b 20220403 images/SNCF/LE/BB8500_CR_GBNPP Concrete livery with hollow SNCF logo and large strips under the cabin windows. BB 8500 PantoCoupl 5b6 20220403 images/SNCF/LE/BB8500_CRPP_GBNPO Modified with a bigger cabin on one side, dedicated for push-pull trains. Specific orange door. Known unit : BB 8587. BB 8700 The BB 8700 have a short or reinforced frame, some have plastic shutters. They all had white numbers on a concrete livery with TGV orange. BB 8700 PantoCoupl 5b6 20220403 images/SNCF/LE/BB8700_1S_GBN1 Small frame. Kept frontal number plates. BB 8700 PantoCoupl 5b6 20220403 images/SNCF/LE/BB8700_1S_GBN Small frame. Suppressed frontal number plates. BB 8700 PantoCoupl 5b6 20220403 images/SNCF/LE/BB8700_CR_GBN1 Reinforced small frame. Kept frontal number plates. BB 8700 PantoCoupl 5b6 20220403 images/SNCF/LE/BB8700_CR_GBN Reinforced small frame. Suppressed frontal number plates. BB 8700 PantoCoupl 5b6 20220403 images/SNCF/LE/BB8700_CRPP_GBN Reinforced small frame, plastic shutters. Suppressed frontal number plates. Big cabs The BB 8588 to 8646 have a bigger frame, with bigger cabins. Inox shutters. BB 8500 PantoCoupl 4a4b5a 20210328 images/SNCF/LE/BB8500_2S_V Initial green livery. BB 8500 PantoCoupl 4b5a 20210328 images/SNCF/LE/BB8500_2S_GB1 Fist "push-pull" concrete livery of 1985. BB 8500 PantoCoupl 5a 20210328 images/SNCF/LE/BB8500_2S_GBN1 Onange instead of "chamois". Hollow SNCF logo. BB 8500 PantoCoupl 5b 20210328 images/SNCF/LE/BB8500_2S_GBC1 "Casket" SNCF logo. BB 8500 PantoCoupl 5a5b 20210328 images/SNCF/LE/BB8500_2S_GBN Final concrete livery with large strips under the cabin windows.Hollow SNCF logo. BB 8500 PantoCoupl 5b 20210328 images/SNCF/LE/BB8500_2S_GBC "Casket" SNCF logo. BB 8500 PantoCoupl 5b 20210328 images/SNCF/LE/BB8500_2S_CP Multiservices livery applied on 12 locomotives. "Casket" SNCF logo. BB 8500 PantoCoupl 5b 20210328 images/SNCF/LE/BB8500_2S_F Fret livery with "casket" SNCF logo. BB 8601 to 4. BB 8500 PantoCoupl 6 20210328 images/SNCF/LE/BB8500_2S_FSL Fret livery without SNCF logo. BB 8630 and 32. BB 8500 PantoCoupl 5b 20210328 images/SNCF/LE/BB8500_2S_EV Applied on 11 locomotives. First one : BB 8626. BB 8500 PantoCoupl 5b 20210328 images/SNCF/LE/BB8500_2S_EVI New "Carmillon" SNCF logo. BB 17000 All BB 17000 have small cabs. None of them ever received corner windows. Small cabs Short frame, not renforced : BB 17001 to 17037. BB 17000 PantoCoupl 3b 20220403 images/SNCF/LE/BB17000_1S_VO Initial green livery. BB 17001 only. BB 17000 PantoCoupl 3b4a4b 20220403 images/SNCF/LE/BB17000_1S_VNR Second green livery (standard one), with number plates. BB 17000 PantoCoupl 4a4b5a 20220403 images/SNCF/LE/BB17000_1S_GBO The BB 17000 are the pioneers of the "concrete" livery. "Chamois" yellow tone, number plates. BB 17000 PantoCoupl 5a5b 20220403 images/SNCF/LE/BB17000_1S_GBN1 "Concrete" livery with TGV orange, hollow SNCF logo. Kept frontal plates. BB 17000 PantoCoupl 5a5b 20220403 images/SNCF/LE/BB17000_1S_GBN "Concrete" livery with TGV orange, hollow SNCF logo. No more frontal plates. BB 17000 PantoCoupl 5b 20220403 images/SNCF/LE/BB17000_1S_EV En Voyage livery for the BB 17003 and 17023. BB 17000 PantoCoupl 6 20220403 images/SNCF/LE/BB17000_1S_EVI "Carmillon" SNCF logo, also for the BB 17008, 11, 18 and 20. Small cabs, renforced frame BB 17038 to 17105. BB 17000 PantoCoupl 3b4a4b 20220403 images/SNCF/LE/BB17000_2S_VNR Second green livery (standard one), with number plates. BB 17000 PantoCoupl 4a4b5a 20220403 images/SNCF/LE/BB17000_2S_GBO First "concrete" livery with "Chamois" yellow tone and number plates. BB 17000 PantoCoupl 4b5a 20220403 images/SNCF/LE/BB17000_2S_GB1 "Push-pull" livery of 1985 (with painted numbers). BB 17000 PantoCoupl 5a5b 20220403 images/SNCF/LE/BB17000_1S_GBN "Concrete" livery with TGV orange, hollow SNCF logo. No more frontal plates. BB 17000 PantoCoupl 5b6 20220403 images/SNCF/LE/BB17000_2S_GBC Casket SNCF logo. BB 17000 PantoCoupl 5b 20220403 images/SNCF/LE/BB17000_2S_EV En Voyage livery for 12 locomotives. BB 17000 PantoCoupl 6 20220403 images/SNCF/LE/BB17000_2S_EVI "Carmillon" SNCF logo. BB17005 After a crash, the BB 17005 was reconstructed with a long frame (the current frame built for big cabs locs). The body was adapted to fit, giving it an odd look (like the BB 16700). BB 17000 "concrete" PantoCoupl 3b4a4b 20220403 images/SNCF/LE/BB17005_GBO First "concrete" livery with "Chamois" yellow tone and number plates. BB 20200 Short cabs with renforced frame only. BB 20200 PantoCoupl 4a4b5a 20220403 images/SNCF/LE/BB20200_V Painted numbers. BB 20200 PantoCoupl 4b5a 20220403 images/SNCF/LE/BB20200_GBJ "Push-pull" livery from 1985, with yellow numbers (only unit known : 20209). BB 20200 PantoCoupl 4b5a 20220403 images/SNCF/LE/BB20200_GB1 "Push-pull" livery from 1985. BB 20200 PantoCoupl 5a5b 20220403 images/SNCF/LE/BB20200_GBN Hollow SNCF logo. "Concrete" livery with TGV orange. No more frontal plates. BB 25500 Small cabs Small frame : BB 25501 to 25544. BB 25500 PantoCoupl 3b 20220925 images/SNCF/LE/BB25500_1S_V1VA First green livery. BB 25501 to 25514. BB 25500 PantoCoupl 3b 20220925 images/SNCF/LE/BB25500_1S_V1 First green livery, without corner windows. BB 25515 to 25530. BB 25500 PantoCoupl 3b4a4b 20220925 images/SNCF/LE/BB25500_1S_VNR Second green livery. BB 25500 PantoCoupl 3b4a4b 20220925 images/SNCF/LE/BB25500_1S_VNP Painted numbers replaced plates during maintenance operations (in the eighties). BB 25500 PantoCoupl 4b5a 20220925 images/SNCF/LE/BB25500_1S_GBJ "Push-pull" livery from 1985, with yellow numbers (only unit known : 25543). BB 25500 PantoCoupl 4b5a5b 20220925 images/SNCF/LE/BB25500_1S_GB1 "Push-pull" livery from 1985. BB 25500 PantoCoupl 5a5b 20220925 images/SNCF/LE/BB25500_1S_GBN1 Final "concrete" livery, with "Orange TGV" strips. Hollow SNCF logo. BB 25500 PantoCoupl 5a5b 20220925 images/SNCF/LE/BB25500_1S_GBN Final "concrete" livery, with "Orange TGV" strips. Hollow SNCF logo and large strips under the cabin windows. Rare, known unit : BB 25506. BB 25500 PantoCoupl 5b 20220925 images/SNCF/LE/BB25500_1S_GBC Final "concrete" livery, with "Orange TGV" strips. "Casket" SNCF logo and large strips under the cabin windows. Rare, known unit : BB 25507. BB 25500 PantoCoupl 5b 20220925 images/SNCF/LE/BB25500_1S_CP Multiservices livery. Applied on 4 locomotives : BB 25504, 32, 34 and 37. BB 25500 PantoCoupl 5b 20220925 images/SNCF/LE/BB25500_1S_F Fret livery. Applied on 10 locomotives with standard shutters. Small cabs with Plastic shutters Some BB 25500 received plastic shutters : 25503, 10, 22, 25(?) and 28. BB 25500 PantoCoupl 3b4a4b 20220925 images/SNCF/LE/BB25500_1S_VNRPP Second green livery. Numbers on plates (BB25510,...). BB 25500 PantoCoupl 4a4b 20220925 images/SNCF/LE/BB25500_1S_VNPPP Painted numbers (BB 25503, 25510...). BB 25500 PantoCoupl 4b5a 20220925 images/SNCF/LE/BB25500_1S_GBJPP "Push-pull" livery from 1985, with yellow numbers : BB 25525. BB 25500 PantoCoupl 5a5b 20220925 images/SNCF/LE/BB25500_1S_GBN1PP Final "concrete" livery, with "Orange TGV" strips. Hollow SNCF logo. BB 25500 PantoCoupl 5b 20220925 images/SNCF/LE/BB25500_1S_FPP Fret livery for the BB 25528 only. Reinforced small cabs Reinforced small frame : BB 25545 to 25587. BB 25500 PantoCoupl 3b4a4b 20220925 images/SNCF/LE/BB25500_CR_VNR Second green livery. Number plates for BB 25546 to 25555. BB 25500 PantoCoupl 3b4a4b 20220925 images/SNCF/LE/BB25500_CR_VNP Second green livery. Painted numbers from the 25556. Some others received painted number in revisions. BB 25500 PantoCoupl 5a5b 20220925 images/SNCF/LE/BB25500_CR_GBN1 Final "concrete" livery, with "Orange TGV" strips. Hollow SNCF logo. BB 25500 PantoCoupl 5a5b 20220925 images/SNCF/LE/BB25500_CR_GBN Final "concrete" livery, with "Orange TGV" strips. Hollow SNCF logo and large strips under the cabin windows. BB 25500 PantoCoupl 5b 20220925 images/SNCF/LE/BB25500_CR_GBC Final "concrete" livery, with "Orange TGV" strips. "Casket" SNCF logo. BB 25500 PantoCoupl 5b 20220925 images/SNCF/LE/BB25500_CR_CP Multiservices livery. Applied on 12 locomotives. BB 25500 PantoCoupl 5b 20220925 images/SNCF/LE/BB25500_CR_F Fret livery for the BB 25581 only. Big cabs The BB 25588 to 25694 have a bigger frame, with bigger cabins. Inox shutters. BB 25500 PantoCoupl 4a4b5a 20210328 images/SNCF/LE/BB25500_2S_V images/SNCF/LE/BB8500_2S_V Initial green livery. BB 25500 PantoCoupl 5a5b 20210328 images/SNCF/LE/BB25500_2S_GBN Concrete livery. Hollow SNCF logo. BB 25500 PantoCoupl 5b 20210328 images/SNCF/LE/BB25500_2S_GBC "Casket" SNCF logo. BB 25500 PantoCoupl 6 20210328 images/SNCF/LE/BB25500_2S_GBI Carmillon SNCF logo. BB 25500 PantoCoupl 5b 20210328 images/SNCF/LE/BB25500_2S_CP Multiservices livery for the BB 25595, 614 and 25617 to 19. BB 25500 PantoCoupl 6 20210328 images/SNCF/LE/BB25500_2S_CPI Carmillon SNCF logo. BB 25500 PantoCoupl 5b 20210328 images/SNCF/LE/BB25500_2S_F BB 25615. Only BB 25500 with big cabins in Fret livery. Quickly transfered to the TER activity. BB 25500 PantoCoupl 6 20210328 images/SNCF/LE/BB25500_2S_FT Livery modified shortly after being transfered to the TER activity in 2008. No more white strip and Fret letters. BB 25500 PantoCoupl 6 20210328 images/SNCF/LE/BB25500_2S_FTI Carmillon SNCF logo. BB 25500 PantoCoupl 5b 20210328 images/SNCF/LE/BB25500_2S_EV En Voyage livery for the BB 25603, 5, 7, 8 and 12. BB 25500 PantoCoupl 5b 20210328 images/SNCF/LE/BB25500_2S_EVS Slightly different livery for the BB 25605 : dark blue numbers, coloured SNCF logo. BB 25500 PantoCoupl 6 20210328 images/SNCF/LE/BB25500_2S_EVI "Carmillon" SNCF logo.