The 1500 Volt CC 6572 has been built in 1975 by Alsthom MTE. This class of locomotive was hauling the Aquitaine TEE trains #1 and 2 running between Paris and Bordeaux. These were at that time, the... (more)

The CC 40101 from the SNCF has been built in 1964 by Alsthom. This class of locomotive was hauling the TEE trains running between Paris Nord and Brussels. The CC 40100 locomotives were able to ope... (more)

View from this low angle, the TGV PSE #91 looks very impressive. The TGV PSE used to run between Paris and Lyon. They never came to Mulhouse on normal duty. This TGV has been named after the city ... (more)

Soléa is a public transport operator in the French city of Mulhouse. Under contract to the Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération, it operates the city's bus network and three of the lines of the city's ... (more)

Tram-train services were inaugurated on a 22 km interurban route between Mulhouse and Thann in Alsace on December 11, worked by 12 Siemens Avanto vehicles. A third tram route linking Mulhouse and ... (more)

Soléa is a public transport operator in the French city of Mulhouse. Under contract to the Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération, it operates the city's bus network and three of the lines of the city's ... (more)

The 2D2 5516 DC electric locomotive with Büchli drive has been built in 1933 for the PO (Paris to Orleans Company). Originally delivered as PO 2D2 E 516 it later received the SNCF number 2D2 5516... (more)

The SNCF class CC 14000 locomotives have been built between 1955 and 1959 by CGC/Oerlikon for the electrification of the French North-East corridor between Valenciennes and Thionville. These heavy... (more)

Steam locomotive class 241 A (ex-Est & Etat) of the Est Region 1-241 A 1. This locomotive was the first Mountain type engine in Europe and was built as a prototype in 1924 by the Eastern Railway's... (more)

The Nord consolidation locomotive 140 A 259 lying on its side depicting an act of sabotage by the French Resistance during WWII has already become the main image of the new Cité du Train. This is... (more)

This “cutaway” Baltic Nord built in 1911 allows the visitor to better understand the internal workings of a steam engine, just as it did for those curious onlookers at the Universal Exhibition... (more)

Ready for the departure! The 241 P 17 has been built in 1949 by "Les Etablissments Schneider". It has entered traffic on May 1950 allocated to Lyon Mouche depot. It was withdrawn on May 1971 from ... (more)

The impressive 241 P 17 has traveled many kilometers during this week end. Saturday, it came from Paris to Mulhouse. Today, it returned from Mulhouse to Le Creusot where the locomotive is based. I... (more)