A completely revised and updated guide to all locomotives and multiple units that operate on the railways of France. Includes detailed fleet lists for national operator SNCF, Paris transport authority RATP, private train operators and track maintenance companies.
Also includes a brief historical account of the development of railways in France and a general overview of the organisation and structure of French Railways today. An explanation of the SNCF numbering system and the European Vehicle Numbering scheme is provided, plus Information about tickets and rail passes and detailed maps of the French railway network.
French Railways – Locomotives & Multiple Units – is the complete guide to all locomotives and multiple units working on the railways of France. It includes:
- A brief historical background to the railways of France.
- Detailed fleet lists of all locomotives & multiple units in service with national operator, SNCF.
- Suburban trains operated by Paris-area transport authority, RATP.
- The fleets of private train operators and track maintenance companies.
- Narrow-gauge lines operated by SNCF and independent narrow-gauge lines.
- Former SNCF locomotives now in industrial service.
- A general overview of the organisation and structure of French Railways.
- Information about tickets and rail passes.
- Detailed maps of the French railway network.
- An explanation of the SNCF numbering system and the European Vehicle Numbering scheme.
- Livery information.
- Depot allocations.
- Technical data for every class of locomotive and multiple unit.
- Full lists of steam, diesel and electric locomotives and multiple units in preservation.
- Information about museums and museum lines with contact details, line lengths and brief summaries of the number of exhibits usually present at each location.
- Over 80 colour illustrations.
- An extensive list of locomotive and multiple unit builders
- A list of common railway-themed terms in French and English
This book has been compiled and updated by the former editor of Today’s Railways Europe, David Haydock. A resident of France, David has spent many years reporting on rolling stock matters and is widely regarded as a leading authority on the subject.
Over 80 colour illustrations. 240 pages.