Photos of EquipmentPhotos of railway equipment
Photos of railcars, steam locos and other in thirties to sixties.
These photos are available in 600 dpi high definition. The original format is indicated below each image in the slideshow.
Steam
Steam locomotives Pacific Nord 3.1251 (2-231-C), Mikado Nord 4.1200
(2-141-TC), État 241-003, SNCF 242-A-1, 150-X, articulated Beyer-Garratt
for export, etc.
Various fabrications of CGC
Various fabrications of the Compagnie Générale de Construction:
trolleybuses, railway cars, electric railcars.
Railcars
Billard railcar “La Bretonne II”, FNC and CGC XGC 10000
Hopper wagons
Péchiney hopper wagons, 1951 to 1957. Made of aluminium alloy for
about 37% of the tare. Transport of alumina. Capacity 71 m3.
Manufacturer: Stemi.
Diesel
Brissonneau & Lotz shunters; BDR shunter; Coferna diesel
locomotives of the fifties.
BB 16794
Locomotive BB 16794, last of the series, at the Gare du Nord in
1967 (details).
Photos taken by me with a Foca Sport (24 × 36 camera without cell, but with basic settings: speed, opening, focus — see Gérard Langlois’ website).
Photos taken by me with a Foca Sport (24 × 36 camera without cell, but with basic settings: speed, opening, focus — see Gérard Langlois’ website).
Transcontainer gantry
Installation of a transcontainer gantry in Dunkirk harbour in 1969.
Author unknown, may be a member of my father’s team whom we see to the left of the first photo.
Author unknown, may be a member of my father’s team whom we see to the left of the first photo.
SIMOTRA/VTG photographic archives
Backup of SIMOTRA/VTG photographic archives that are no longer accessible online.
Collection of PDFs in a 90 MB zipped file. Click on the image to download.
Collection of PDFs in a 90 MB zipped file. Click on the image to download.
Document available as a PDF for a fee of €1.00.
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specifying the title of the document. .