Historical documents - Locomotive

Jan-1989

Studied by the sub-committee on railway equipment, these machines were directly derived from the type 400, whose various principles they took up.

Dec-1988

Alongside the Yonne type, the C.F.D. had a French manufacturer study a more powerful model for the operation of their Corsican network.

Nov-1965

he MONTMIRAIL Workshops of the Departmental Railways Company, which had long specialised in the construction of DIESEL metric track locomotives, then built

Sep-1955

The operation of branch lines is generally considered to be responsible for part of the railways' deficit, although some authors have drawn attention to their role in

Jan-1954

For many years, railway operators have been tempted to replace their worn-out steam locomotives with diesel locomotives.

Jan-1989

Designated type 42 by the C.F.D., the prototype, bearing this number for operation, was in fact the manufacturer's model 83

Jan-1989

Derived directly from the "Type 42", the "Type 300" locomotives had been specially designed by the CFDs to equip the Corsican network.

Jan-1989

Manufactured by Fives-Lille in 1906, this machine is the result of a competition launched by the C.F.D. to French manufacturers for the manufacture of a series of high-speed machines for the service o

Jan-1989

As the tests of prototype 251 were not successful, the C.F.D. was forced to study a new type of machine for the traction of the high-speed trains needed for this purpose