Page 4 - Historical documents - Locomotive

Oct-1981

The Company had created a type of facility that could be easily adapted to traffic requirements by adding additional tracks. It consisted of one main track and one east track

Oct-1981

CFD Company's experience as an operator, now a hundred years old, and the dynamism of its design office, allowed the creation and supply of a machine in less than a year, which had never been done bef

Oct-1977

These materials, popularized in very large numbers on the French secondary networks as early as 1880, belonged to type 20 of the company "LA MÉTALLURGIQUE DE TUBIZE" (Belgium).

Jul-1955

Although the creation of the diesel engine dates back to the end of the nineteenth century, it was not until the 1940s that diesel locomotives became widely used throughout the world.

Jul-1955

While in Europe the war halted the development begun in 1939, in the United States diesel traction was undergoing a major development, which, becoming more pronounced in the post-war period, led to f

Jul-1955

Ch. Tourneur examines here the essential characteristics and performance of modern machines, seeking to identify what their evolution may be in the coming years. It limits

Jul-1955

This is the conclusion of S.N.C.F. Chief Engineer Ch. Tourneur on the suitability of the diesel locomotive to provide the various services required in railway operations

Sep-1950

The 2x200hp diesel locomotive was designed for the operation of a low-traffic branch line in the South-East Region of the S.N.C.F.