they were used to haul L’Aquilon, a high-speed passenger train between Paris, Dijon and Lyon-Perrache.

[3] In later years they hauled passenger trains on the difficult Béziers–Neussargues line.

[5] These units operated under a 1,500 V DC catenary, with a power of 2,210 kW (2,960 hp).

[4] Some were modified in the 1980s to work in freight service and reclassified as BB 9600, with sound-proofed cabins and a unified control stand for the operator.

The class was withdrawn from service by 1994, with one example, BB 9411, preserved on display at the Gare de Nîmes.