Page 2 - Historical documents

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

Jan-1989

The prototype was studied directly on the basis of data from the C.F.D. on their new Vivarais lines, and was delivered to La Voûte-sur-Loire on 6 February 1902. It made its first tests on the La Voûte

Jan-1989

As early as 1920, after the events of the 1914-1918 war, the secondary lines recorded a worrying operating deficit. In order to compensate for this excess expenditure, the directors envisaged the foll

Jan-1989

This was the first tractor entirely designed by the C.F.D. Company. It was designed to transport goods that were not subject to any delay, such as milk production

Jan-1989

The services rendered by the Crochat tractor from Saint-Jean-d'Angély prompted the C.F.D. to carry out tensile tests using thermal engines in 1936. The equipment on the market was very expensive

Jan-1989

Encouraged by the results of the tests of the 204 tractor in Saône-et-Loire, the C.F.D. Company decided to gradually convert its networks to diesel traction for freight service. In order to

Jan-1989

After the construction of tractor n° 4, the C.F.D. determined the final type to be made by the different workshops of the Company. In fact, given the urgency of the needs, the Administra

Jan-1989

Following the directives of the Central Administration, Mr. Esbelin, who had already made the prototype Crochat n° 11, had a locomotive 130 type Charente from the private domain of the Company transfo

Jan-1989

Intended for the modernisation of the Dordogne network and ordered by the Department from the C.F.D. Company, these three tractors were designed by Mr Sautereau, Head of the depot at Périgueux-Les Jal