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and very similar to the Class BB 300. As delivered they were numbered 0325–0355. Under the 1950 renumbering scheme they became BB 325–BB 355. In 1967 the cab end doors were removed. Between 1977 and 1987, the class was rebuilt as shunters with the top speed reduced to . The class was withdrawn in 1997.

Preservation

3 members of the class have been preserved: * BB 327 at Site du Train,

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* BB 346 at Site du Train, Nîmes * BB 348 at Mohon, an annexe of Cité du train, Mulhouse.

References

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