Sncf locomotive plate

SNCF locomotive plate years 60 BB8508. This plaque dates from the year 1960. Wikipedia source: The BB 8500 locomotives, which are part of the series of BB Alsthom, were designed to be coupled to the commuter trains of the South-East and South-West of île-de-France and to the regional trains of MIDI and South-West France, networks fuelled in Dc. ES BB 8501 to 5 originally possessed a panoramic cab with corner Windows. The following (up to BB 8587) have only two front Windows, for safety reasons. The set of BB 8501 to 8587 is sometimes referred to as a "small cabin" in opposition to the following sub-series. Indeed, starting from BB 8588, an extension of the body was carried out for the establishment of a future European automatic coupling, which was never put in place. This series is distinguished by an additional glass between the access door and the end of the gear. More recent, this second part of the series is also more comfortable for drivers. It was built 146 locomotives from BB8500 to BB8646 as much as saying that this plate is RARE see unique. It will make the happiness of a collector or for an industrial decoration in a loft. the paint does not seem to me original or have been repainted by the technicians, the photos are part of the description. If you need more information contact me The plate weighs about 7 kg and is cast aluminium. dimensions are, height 52 cm width 57 cm and thickness 5 cm. There are well-on traces of wear due to use in industrial environment.

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