Roco 7310006 BB 62405 diesel locomotive, SNCF, yellow/grey livery, Nouille logo, digital sound

Characteristic :

Brand: Roco
Ref: 7310006
System: Digital sound
> Decoder socket: PluX22
Company: SNCF
Era: V
Lights: Reversible white/red
Length: 243 mm
Scale: HO: 1/87
Operation: 2 rails
Minimum radius: 358mm

BB 62405 diesel locomotive of the French National Railway Company.

■ Version with faded paint.
■ Service history: 1999
■ With PluX22 sound decoder
■ Front and rear lights and cockpit lighting can be activated separately in digital mode

In the early 1990s, SNCF needed second-hand diesel-electric locomotives for the construction of new high-speed lines. Thus, 44 used 2400 series locomotives were purchased from the Dutch Railways. The purchase contract stipulated an overhaul by the Tilburg workshops. Using two locomotives at each end of the trains provided sufficient tractive and pushing power to climb the gradients of the new line with the required tonnage. In SNCF's numbering system, the 2400 series locomotives were classified in the 60000-70000 series. Very quickly, the 62400 series locomotives were nicknamed "Dutch" by French railway workers.