The French electric locomotive 1.5 kV Type 2D2 5516 from 1933

The French electric locomotive 1.5 kV Type 2D2 5516 from 1933.

The 2D2 5500 were electric locomotives operated by the Compagnie du chemin de fer de Paris à Orléans, then SNCF in France, in operation from 1933 to 1980.

2D2 5516 is preserved at Cite du Train. It was put in service in July 1933 and retired in 1978, having travelled over 7,800,000 km (4,800,000 mi).

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