SNCF Class BB 36000

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• UIC	Bo′Bo′
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in), clearance UIC 505-1
Bogies	bogie centre distance:; 19.110 m (62 ft 8 in)‡; bogie wheelbase:; 3.000 m (9 ft 10 in)‡
Wheel diameter	1,150 mm (45.28 in)‡
Length	19.110 m (62 ft 8 in)
Width	2.59 m (8 ft 6 in)†
Height	4.3 m (14 ft 1 in)†
Loco weight	90 tonnes (89 long tons; 99 short tons)
Electric system/s	Catenary; 25 kV 50 Hz AC,; 1.5 kV DC; 3 kV DC
Current pickup(s)	Pantograph
Traction motors	4 asynchronous motors
MU working	BB 36300 subtype only
Loco brake	Electrodynamic - regenerative and rheostatic (2,950 kW or 3,960 hp)
Safety systems	KVB, RPS, GSMR radio; Memor (Belgium); RSC, SCMT (Italy)

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Electric
Builder	Alstom
Build date	1996–2001
Total produced	60‡

SNCF BB 36000
Astride
SNCF BB 36000; Astride
	SNCF BB 36003
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Electric
Builder	Alstom
Build date	1996–2001
Total produced	60‡
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• UIC	Bo′Bo′
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in), clearance UIC 505-1
Bogies	bogie centre distance:; 19.110 m (62 ft 8 in)‡; bogie wheelbase:; 3.000 m (9 ft 10 in)‡
Wheel diameter	1,150 mm (45.28 in)‡
Length	19.110 m (62 ft 8 in)
Width	2.59 m (8 ft 6 in)†
Height	4.3 m (14 ft 1 in)†
Loco weight	90 tonnes (89 long tons; 99 short tons)
Electric system/s	Catenary; 25 kV 50 Hz AC,; 1.5 kV DC; 3 kV DC
Current pickup(s)	Pantograph
Traction motors	4 asynchronous motors
MU working	BB 36300 subtype only
Loco brake	Electrodynamic - regenerative and rheostatic (2,950 kW or 3,960 hp)
Safety systems	KVB, RPS, GSMR radio; Memor (Belgium); RSC, SCMT (Italy)
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	200 km/h (120 mph)
Power output	5,600 kW (7,500 hp) Continuous; 6,000 kW (8,000 hp) Max.*
Tractive effort	starting : 320 kN (72,000 lbf); continuous: 285 kN (64,000 lbf) @ 70 km/h (43 mph)
Numbers
Career
Numbers	36001–36030; 36331–36060
Locale	BB 36000 France and Belgium; BB 36300 France and Italy
Disposition	In service
	Sources : except †, ‡, *

The SNCF Class BB 36000 locomotives (named Astride) are a class of triple voltage 4 axle twin bogie electric locomotives built by GEC-Alsthom (later Alstom) between 1996 and 2001 for SNCF.

Sixty units were built, with thirty units later converted to subclasses 36200, and 36300 - locomotives with additional safety equipment for cross border trains between France and Italy. As of 2012 there are 30 units of the original 36000 class and 30 units of the 36300 subtype. Locomotives operating in Italy have been given the Italian designation FS Class E436.

The subgroup 36001-36030 operates mostly on French-Belgian freight corridors.