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The SNCF BB 75000 (also known as the SNCF BB 475000[3]) are 4 axle, Bo′Bo′, diesel electric locomotives ordered in 2000 by SNCF for freight operations to renew its aging fleet.[i] The order for the BB 75000 resulted from a long and arduous project of renewal of diesel freight locomotives, which began in 2000, and spans a period of seven years from the announcement of the tender to the delivery of the new BB 75000s. The introduction of this new locomotive should mean the elimination of BB 67300, CC 72000, and through multiple unit workings of non-updated BB 66000. All new locomotives built thus will be numbered from 200 onwards, i.e., BB 475200 and upwards in number.

The SNCF BB 75000 (also known as the SNCF BB 475000[3]) are 4 axle, Bo′Bo′, diesel electric locomotives ordered in 2000 by SNCF for freight operations to renew its aging fleet.[lower-roman 1] The order for the BB 75000 resulted from a long and arduous project of renewal of diesel freight locomotives, which began in 2000, and spans a period of seven years from the announcement of the tender to the delivery of the new BB 75000s. SNCF had a requirement for new diesel locomotives for two reasons: The introduction of this new locomotive should mean the elimination of BB 67300, CC 72000, and through multiple unit workings of non-updated BB 66000. All new locomotives built thus will be numbered from 200 onwards, i.e., BB 475200 and upwards in number.

Bulletin: BB475000. The SNCF BB 75000 (also known as the SNCF BB 475000) are 4 axle diesel electric locomotives ordered in 2000 by SNCF for freight operations to renew its aging fleet. They are similar in appearance to the SNCF Class BB 27000, but are in fact the result of a collaboration between Alstom and Siemens.