In the huge covered roundhouse (Rotonde) in Chambéry with a diameter of 108 meters, which is used for the maintenance and storage of SNCF locomotives and railcars, there are four tracks for histo... (more)

"Cité du Train" railway museum in Mulhouse: SNCF's CC 7100 class are part of a series of electric locomotives built by Alsthom. The prototype 'CC 7000' (7001 & 7002) were built in 1949 ... (more)

Game over for prototype CC 7001 and her sisters

The CC 7107 improves the World rail speed record reaching 331 kilometers per hour (206 mph) on March 28-29, 1955 between Bordeaux and Dax, Landes.

For the heritage days BB 66170 has pulled preserverd material for exhibition. In March 1955 CC 7107 attained on separate high-speed runs near Bordeaux 331 kilometres per hour (206 mph) = world spe... (more)

SNCF's CC 7100 class are part of a series of electric locomotives built by Alsthom. The prototype 'CC 7000' (7001 & 7002) were built in 1949 and the production series locomotives CC 7101-CC 7158 f... (more)