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List of SNCF classes

List of locomotive and multiple unit classes of SNCF. Classes in bold are in use, whilst those in italics have been withdrawn.

Numbering Scheme

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Locomotives and Multiple Units

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Vehicle numbers are three to six digits long. The first (not always present) digit indicates the sector in which that vehicle operates:

The next (possibly first) two or three digits of a vehicle's number indicate its class, in loose bands corresponding to the traction and power output of the stock:

A Class 22200, 195th in series, operating under TER bears the number 522395.
  • 0-9999: DC Electric
  • 10000-19999: AC Electric
  • 20000-29999: Dual Voltage
  • 30000-39999: Triple Voltage
  • 40000-49999: Quadruple Voltage
  • 60000-79999: Diesel

The final digits uniquely identify the engine within its class, but in the case of a three digit class number, the engine number may begin adding to the class number (for example, a Class 22200 may have a number beginning 222, 223 or 224).

Multiple units are numbered the same as locomotives, but prefixed by X for DMUs or Z for EMUs. Diesel shunters are prefixed Y. A now discontinued practice was to prefix the class number by the wheel arrangement.[2]

TGV numbering scheme

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Each TGV trainset has its own number, found on the nose. Within the set, each vehicle is given its own number. The power cars are numbered by the standard locomotive numbering scheme, prefixed by TGV. The trailers are given a number which consists of the first two digits of the power car's number, followed by the number of the trailer in the set, and finishing with the number of the trainset, prefixed by TGVR or TGVZR, if powered.[2]

Locomotives

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Electric locomotives

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DC

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AC

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Dual-voltage

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Triple-voltage

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Quadruple-voltage

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Diesel locomotives

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Main-line locomotives

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Shunting locomotives

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Steam locomotives

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The SNCF adapted the classification system introduced by the Chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée in 1925. This consisted of a numeric prefix derived from the axle (not wheel) arrangement of the locomotive, a letter for the class, and finally a number for the locomotive with the class. SNCF's adaptations included using the axle arrangement in full, and reversing the class letters of tank locomotives. For example, the SNCF used 040.A., and 242.TA. where the PLM used 4.A., and 242.AT.

Class letters A-N were used for existing designs, letters P onwards for SNCF designs. Others railways' designs taken over after World War II were usually given the letter U (American), W (British), X, Y, or Z (German).

Where locomotives were upgraded or rebuilt, the class letter changed, but not the number. While the Region Nord renumbered all their classes from 1, the remaining 4 regions re-used the last three digits of the old number in the new number.

As there were more classes that available letters of the alphabet, the axle arrangement was prefixed with a digit indicating the owning region: 1 Est (former Est and AL lines), 2 Nord 3 Ouest (former État lines) 4 Sud-Ouest (former Paris-Orleans and Midi lines) 5 Sud-Est (former PLM lines). Region 5 was later split in two, with the southern part becoming 6 Mediterranée

Locomotives transferred from one region to another could change their class letter and numeric suffix.

1. Est

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2. Nord

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3. État

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4. PO-Midi

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5. PLM

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  • 020.TA, ex PLM 7001 to 7005
  • 030.TA, ex PLM 3.AT
  • 030.TB, ex PLM 3.AM, rebuilt from PLM Bourbonnais
  • 130.TA, ex PLM 130.AT, ex Prussian T9.3
  • 130.TB, ex PLM 130.BT, ex Prussian T11
  • 232.TA, ex PLM 232.AT, ex PLM 5301 to 5350
  • 232.TB, ex PLM 232.BT, ex PLM 5501 to 5545
  • 040.TA, ex PLM 4.AM
  • 040.TB, ex PLM 4.BM
  • 040.TC, ex PLM 4.DM
  • 242.TA, ex PLM 242.AT
  • 242.TB, ex PLM 242.BT
  • 242.TC, ex PLM 242.CT
  • 242.TD, ex PLM 242.DT
  • 242.TE, rebuilt from 242.TB
  • 050.TA, ex PLM 5.AT, ex Prussian T16 and T16.1

SNCF

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SNCF
class		Wheel
arrangement		Fleet
number(s)		ManufacturerYear(s)
made		Quantity
made		Year(s)
withdrawn		Comments
232.P4-6-4232.P.1SACM19431194918-cylinder high-pressure locomotive
232.Q4-6-4232.Q.1Schneider et Cie194011946Steam turbine locomotive
232.R [fr]4-6-4232.R.1 – 232.R.3SACM1940–41319623-cylinder simple
232.S [fr]4-6-4232.S.1 – 232.S.4SACM1941419614-cylinder compound
232.U4-6-4232.U.1Corpet-Louvet1949119614-cylinder compound
141.P [fr]2-8-2141.P.1 – 141.P.318FAMH (95)
Schneider et Cie (43)
Société Franco-Belge (60)
ANF (30)
Batignolles-Châtillon [fr] (30)
Fives-Lille (30)
SACM (30)		1942–19523181959–694-cylinder compound
141.R2-8-2141.R.1 – 141.R.1340Baldwin Locomotive Works (460)
American Locomotive Company (460)
Lima Locomotive Works (280)
Montreal Locomotive Works (100)
Canadian Locomotive Company (40)		1945–4713401962–742-cylinder simple
240.P4-8-0240.P.1 – 240.P.25Tours Works1940–41251952–53Rebuilds of PO 4500 [fr] class pacifics
241.P4-8-2241.P.1 – 241.P.35Schneider et Cie1948–52351965–1970Development of PLM 241.C [fr]
242.A.1 [fr]4-8-4242.A.1Fives-Lille195011960Rebuild of État 241-101 [fr]
150.P2-10-0150.P.1 – 150.P.115ANF (70)
SACM (10)
Aciéries du Nord (35)		1940–501151961–68Development of Nord 5.1200
221.TQ [fr]4-4-2T221.TQ.1Compagnie Général de Construction [fr] / Batignolles-Châtillon [fr]19491195412-cylinder locomotive
050.TQ [fr]0-10-0T050.TQ.1 – 050.TQ.35SFCM1948–49351967–71Development of Midi 5000-series [fr]
151.TQ [fr]2-10-2T151.TQ.1 – 151.TQ.22Corpet-Louvet1940–52221965–68Development of Ceinture 5000-series
030.W0-6-0030.W.1 – 030.W.45Swindon Works(1940)(35)c.1945GWR 2301 Class
150.X2-10-0150.X.1 – 150.X.226
150.X.819 ... 150.X.1803		Schneider et Cie
SFCM [fr]
Batignolles-Châtillon [fr]
Fives-Lille
Lokomotivfabrik Floridsdorf (3)		1944–47(239)1957–65ex-DRG Class 44; 48 sold to Turkey in 1955 as TCDD 56701 Class
150.Y2-10-0150.Y.1 – 150.Y.17
150.Y.123 ... 150.Y.7604		SACM (22)
(various: 20)		1942–46(42)1959–61ex DRB Class 52
150.Z2-10-0150.Z.11 ... 150.Z.3137(various)1939–43(36)1951–53ex DRB Class 50
030.TU0-6-0T030.TU.1 – 030.TU.77Davenport Locomotive Works (77)
H. K. Porter, Inc. (27)
Vulcan Iron Works (23)		1942–43(77)1967–70ex USATC S100 Class
030.TW0-6-0T030.TW.26 ... 030.TW.44William Beardmore and Company (4)
Hunslet Engine Company (1)		(1940)(5)1948LMS Fowler Class 3F, repatriated
030.TX0-6-0T030.TX.1 – 030.TX.9Henschel & Sohn194291961–65Built for the Peking and Mukden Railway, sent to Bordeaux for shipment, but never sent.
131.TX2-6-2T131.TX.402 ... 131.TX.493Maschinenbau-Gesellschaft Karlsruhe (3)
Arnold Jung Lokomotivfabrik (1)		1914–18(4)1952ex Baden VI c
040.TX0-8-0T040.TX.1 – 040.TX.67Schneider et Cie1944–46671961–71ex KDL 4/ELNA 6 [de]
050.TX0-10-0T050.TX.1–050.TX.37FAMH1944–45371961–68EX KDL 5

Multiple units

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TGV

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Diesel and gas-turbine multiple units

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Diesel units metre gauge

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Diesel units standard gauge

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Trailers

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Turbotrains

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Electric multiple units

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DC 3rd-rail units metre gauge

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DC 3rd-rail units standard gauge

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DC units

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AC units

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Dual-voltage units

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Bi-mode units

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References

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  1. ↑ "Railway Operators in France". Railfaneurope.net. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  2. 1 2 "French Railways numbering scheme". Clem Tillier. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
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