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Locomotive Details |
Location/Date of Photo |
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» SNCF (more..)
» Steam 4-8-2 (more..) |
» Cité du Train (Railway museum)
» Mulhouse, France (more..)
» May 21, 2012 |
| Locomotive No./Train ID |
Photographer |
» 241 P 16 (more..)
» Unknown (more..) |
» Daniel SIMON (more..)
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| Remarks & Notes |
| The 241 P class was initially assigned to the line between Paris and Marseilles, hauling services including the famous Le Mistral expresses, but within a few years they were displaced by electrification. Most of the class was then transferred to the Nord, l'Est and l'Ouest regions. For over ten years they managed the traffic on the line west of Le Mans, including the 411 km (255.4 mi) line to Brest and 410 km (254.8 mi) line to Quimper. They hauled trains of up to 16 coaches, weighing over 800 tons. The 241P-16 has been withdrawn from active service in 1973 and is now on display at the Cité du Train in Mulhouse. |
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