Another of Chapelon's masterpieces, Pacific No 231 E 11 in ex-works condition, is shunted on to the turntable at Fives depot, Lille by an equally pristine 151TQ 0-8-0T during an RCTS visit. Photo ... (more)
One of the famed Chapelon Nord Pacifics, No 231 E 24, has just un-coupled from an express from Paris Nord, with carriages from the 'Blue Train', and runs forward before reversing over the scissors... (more)
SNCF Nord Region 231E Pacific No 231E27, built in 1937 it was the penultimate Chapelon Pacifc to be constructed, has just coupled onto the Rapide BC (Basle-Calais) at Lille having taken over from ... (more)
Jean-Marc Frybourg has recently loaded two photos of this engine after its removal from a plinth, where it had stood for 40 years, with the possibility of it being restored to working order. Here ... (more)
