IXO COLLECTIONS

141-R conquering the Mediterranean

The ‘M’ in PLM doesn't stand for Marseille. Many people believe that PLM stands for ‘Paris, Lyon, Marseille’, whereas the great network was intended to be the railway from Paris to Lyon and the Mediterranean, since it had a broad vision... read more

Locomotive 141-R

The 141-r: parisian, of course, but rarely seen in smart stations

The 141-R was rarely seen under the skylights of the beautiful Parisian train stations, its 105 km/h speed limit kept it away from the platforms where long-distance passenger trains departed from. read more

Locomotive 141-R

The 141-R, conquest of the West, but in France

The West Region in 1946, unlike the other SNCF regions, did not divide its 141-Rs over a limited number of depots and line services managed by these depots, but ‘spread’ them across all depots (...) read more

Locomotive 141-R

The 141-r in the eastern and northern regions of France

Due to a severe shortage of locomotives, the Est region will be the first to be equipped with 141-R locomotives, all of which will be used for freight transport. read more

Locomotive 141-R