A portrait of the "Princess", SNCF steam locomotive 231G #558, a remarkable piece of earlier French engineering. This beautiful 4-cylinder “Pacific État” 4-6-2 steam engine was buil... (more)

The "Princess", SNCF steam locomotive 231G #558, on a her first public journey since 2009 between Dieppe and Sotteville-les-Rouen in Normandy. This beautiful 4-cylinder “Pacific État�... (more)

The "Princess", steam locomotive SNCF 231G #558, on a her first public journey since 2009 between Dieppe and Sotteville-les-Rouen in Normandy. This beautiful 4-cylinder “Pacific État�... (more)

The return of the 231G 558: for the first time since 2009 the PVC's 231G 558 comes back to life after overhaul.

The return of the 231G 558: for the first time since 2009 the PVC's 231G 558 comes back to life after overhaul. The tedious SNCF paperwork is not yet fully done, as some redundant official ... (more)

French Pacific doing tests with a freight train