On a lovely Spring day, Mallet steam locomotive #403, built in 1903 by SLM Winterthur (Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works) works uphill with a mixed train bound for Lamastre.

Mallet steam locomotive #414, built in 1932 by SACM (Société Alsacienne de Constructions Mécaniques, Alsatian corporation of mechanical engineering), works uphill past an old farmhouse with a p... (more)

Remembering the departmental railways of the 1930's Vivarais Mallet 403 hauls a period mixed train from Lamastre to Tournon. Being a compound, 403 is a classic Mallet.