Bugatti speed railcar ZZY 24408 from 1934
It was in 1932 that the Bugatti railcar (the Wagon Rapide WR, after the name of the manufacturer) was designed by Ettore Bugatti’s design office.
The railcar is powered by four gasoline engines, 8 cylinders in line of 12,750 cm3, an overhead camshaft, each supplied by two Zenith carburettors: the …
MoreThe SNCF 7199 (class Y 7100) diesel shunting engine from 1960 (France).
The Y 7100 class of small shunters originally had 210 members. The first 130 were built by Billard, with the remaining 80 by Decauville. They have the 0-4-0 (“B”) wheel arrangement, 150 kW diesel engines and hydraulic transmission. They can be found all over …
MoreThe Cité du Train, situated in Mulhouse, France, is one of the ten largest railway museums in the world. It is the successor to the musée français du chemin de fer.
In the old renovated building, the emphasis is mostly placed on the instructional aspect of technology, explaining the mechanisms powering steam, diesel and electric locomotives …
MoreThe French SNCF electric locomotive 1.5 KV BB 9291 Capitole from 1964 (200 km/h).
The SNCF Class BB 9200 1500 V DC electric locomotives were built by Schneider-Jeumont/CEM between 1958-1964. 92 of them were built and 20 remain.
MoreThe French steam locomotive Type 231 Pacific №4546 from 1908
Overall length: 13.4 m
Weight of the tender in running order: 45.2 t for the 4501 to 4570 and 55 t for the 4571 to 4600
Total mass: 136.2 t
Total length: 20.79 m
Maximum operating speed: 120 km / h
The French Decauville X 52103 railroad automotor from 1945.
The SNCF X 52100 class are diesel railcars that operated on the alpine lines from Grenoble, France from 1945 until 1973. They were capable of multiple unit operation with other car types, requiring an operator in each car; the lead conductor giving acceleration or deceleration orders using …
MoreThe French steam locomotive Type 211 Compound A №707 from 1885, four cylinders de Glenn.
Compounding became popular for railway locomotives from the early 1880s and by the 1890s were becoming common. Large numbers were constructed, mostly two- and four-cylinder compounds, in France, Germany, Austria, Hungary, and the United States.
MoreSteam locomotive from 1885 by Société Anonyme de Gouillet Belgique №794, RENFE, Spain.
Location: Terrassa city, Catalonia
MoreThe French steam locomotive 1-1-1 Buddicom №33 Saint-Pierre from 1844. Constructor: Allcard-Buddicom et Cie.
During the early 1840s Alexander Allan and William Buddicom of the Grand Junction Railway (GJR) created the design incorporating inclined outside cylinders and a double frame. It was built due to combat the frequent failure of crank axles on contemporary inside cylinder …
MoreThe SNCF TGV Sud-Est was a French high speed TGV train built by Alsthom and Francorail-MTE and operated by SNCF, the French national railway company. A total of 111 trainsets were built between 1978 and 1988 for the first TGV service in France between Paris and Lyon which opened in 1981. The trainsets were semi-permanently …
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