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THE 141-R: LOCOMOTIVE IN TWO “BATCHES”

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10/06/2025

Porsche 911 S - 1968

ASSIGNED TO ZASADA FROM POLAND, THE 911 COMPETING IN THE FIRST LONDON-SIDNEY RALLY PROMISES TO BE A FUTURE TRIUMPH

10/06/2025

PORSCHE 917/20 «THE PINK PIG»

THE ‘PINK PIG’ IS PERHAPS THE MOST AERODYNAMICALLY ADVANCED VERSION OF THE 917. AND YET IT COMPETED IN ONLY ONE RACE: LE MANS IN 1971.

26/05/2025

THE TECHNICAL CHOICES THAT LED TO THE 141-R

After World War II, during which the network was destroyed, SNCF lacked locomotives, especially new ones.

22/05/2025

THE 141-RS THAT BECAME ‘STARS

The 141-Rs weren't made to be stars or beauty queens.

22/05/2025

THE DIFFICULT WORLD OF FREIGHT TRAINS

When they were called ‘freight trains’ in the 1960s, these trains were the image of a golden age for railways: abundant, (...)

06/05/2024

PORSCHE 935/78 « Moby Dick »

Trois ans d’évolution pour arriver à 850 ch de puissance

05/05/2024

PORSCHE 911 CARRERA 2.8 RSR

A SINGLE MOTTO : REDUCE WEIGHT AND GET MORE HORSEPOWER FROM THE ENGINE

01/05/2024

PORSCHE 917 kH

The most refined engine never created by porsche

30/04/2024

PORSCHE 911 SC « safari »

Stronger, higher

29/04/2024

PORSCHE 911 GT1

Created to challenge the prototypes at le mans thanks to more lenient regulations, it missed out on victory by one lap

28/04/2024

911 carrera 1978

Owned by the private team Nicolas/Laverne, it overwhelmed its rivals and gave Porsche another victory in the Monte Carlo rally

27/04/2024

TWR/PORSCHE WSC-95 1997

A ‘nobody's girl’ twice victorious at Le Mans, or the fairytale of a prototype developed on a budget that humiliated even the 911 GT1

26/04/2024

PORSCHE 919 hybrid 2015

With two cars participating, the 919 Hybrid will debut in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) of 2014

25/04/2024

PORSCHE 935 Gr.5 1977

For 1977, Porsche prepares a dozen 935s for private racing teams. At le mans, one of them finishes third overall and first in group 5.

24/04/2024

PORSCHE 908/3 1970

Thanks to its very low weight, this model, which made Porsche dominant in the 1970 Targa Florio, also won at the Nürburgring

23/04/2024

PORSCHE 961-1987

The success of the 959 Dakar made Porsche decide to create a track version, the 961, which performed well at Le Mans in 1986

22/04/2024

PORSCHE 917/10 TC - 1972

In 1972, thanks to the power of its turbo engine, the 917 discovery succeeded in breaking the domination of McLaren in the Can-am championship.

21/04/2024

PORSCHE 356 1951

Light and aerodynamic, the racing version of the first road porsche makes its debut at Le Mans with two consecutive class wins

20/04/2024

PORSCHE 962 C - 1986

THE 956'S DIRECT DESCENDANT MADE ITS EUROPEAN DEBUT IN 1985 AND CONFIRMED ITS STATUS AS ABSOLUTE CHAMPION BY TRIUMPHING AT LE MANS.

19/04/2024

PORSCHE 935L - 1983

AMONGST THE VARIANTS OF THE 935 ‘MOBY DICK’, THE ANDIAL VERSION, WINNER OF THE DAYTONA 24 HOURS IN 1983, IS ONE OF THE MOST GLORIOUS.

18/04/2024

PORSCHE 908/02 Spyder 1969

TRANSFORMED INTO A SPIDER TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE NEW REGULATIONS, THE 908, AFTER A DIFFICULT START, DOMINATED THE SPORT DURING THE 1969 SEASON.

29/02/2024

THE SITUATION OF THE SNCF NETWORK FOLLOWING THE LIBERATION

In a France split in two by the demarcation line, only the railways could operate uninterrupted. A historical paradox represented by the case of Avricourt station, between Paris and Strasbourg, which regained its position as a frontier station that it had been between 1871 and 1918!

28/02/2024

EXPLORING THE 141-R IN THE USA

At the time of the Liberation, the state of the French network was such that it was virtually impossible to operate it without a massive and unprecedented influx of new locomotives. Of the 17,259 locomotives owned by the SNCF in 1938, the occupying forces had "borrowed" 2,946 for use on the German network, and around 6,000 were still in working order.

27/02/2024

A JOURNEY OF 6,000 KM WITH 1,340 LOCOMOTIVES WEIGHING 200,000 TONNES

These were the figures for the biggest transport operation of new locomotives in the history of the railways. The French Ministry of the Merchant Navy trusted a global organisation, the United Maritime Authority, to plan the operation.