The SNCF Renault railway automotor Type VH 2211 from 1933.
Renault VH is the first standard-gauge railcar produced by Renault in large numbers, starting in 1933. One hundred units were manufactured in the Ile Seguin factories near Paris. The units ran on various SNCF lines until 1970. Two examples have been preserved; one at Cité …
MoreThe French SNCF electric locomotive 1.5 KV BB 9004 from 1952.
The SNCF BB 9003 and BB 9004 are French direct current electric locomotives with two trucks each having two driving axles. Built at the same time as SNCF BB 9001-9002, these four units were used to evaluate locomotives with total adhesion in the course of …
MoreThe steam locomotive Type 032T – Engerth №312 L’Adur from 1856.
The Engerth locomotive was a type of early articulated steam locomotive designed by Wilhelm Freiherr von Engerth for use on the Semmering Railway in Austria.
The distinctive feature of the Engerth design was an articulated tender as part of the main locomotive frame. Some …
MoreThe railroad passenger wagon C5 PO 14068 from 1910 (France). Second-Third class interior
MoreRoyal railway wagon Napoleon III from 1856 (France). Salon №6 PO
MoreBB 63413 PLATHEE (or Plathée in French) is a hybrid locomotive that was used for testing on the French rail operator SNCF. PLATHEE is an acronym for “Platform for Energy- Efficient and Environmentally Friendly Hybrid Trains”.
The locomotive uses a downsized diesel engine and a 50 kW HELION fuel cell to provide power. Running tests were …
MoreThe last historic metro-railcar of the Lyon (France), the MC3. The MC3 motor coach was ordered by the TCRL union at the end of 1975 as part of the extension of the line between Croix-Paquet and Hôtel-de-Ville and its integration into the metro network as line C.
MoreThe French SNCF electric locomotive 1.5 KV CC 7107 from 1953.
SNCF’s CC 7100 class are part of a series of electric locomotives built by Alsthom. The prototype ‘CC 7000’ (7001 & 7002) were built in 1949 and the production series locomotives CC 7101-CC 7158 followed during 1952–1955. Two of the class are notable for …
MoreThe SNCF electric locomotive 25 KV 50 Hz CC 14018 from 1956.
The Class CC 14000 were electric locomotives operated by SNCF in France. They were one of four classes, together with the BB 12000, BB 13000 and CC 14100 classes, that formed an experimental group for studying the practicality of the new French 25 …
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