List of locomotive and multiple unit classes of SNCF. Classes in bold are in use, whilst those in italics have been withdrawn.
Numbering Scheme Locomotives and Multiple Units Vehicle numbers are three to six digits long. The first (not always present) digit indicates the sector in which that vehicle operates: 1: SNCF Voyages: high-speed services, including the TGV 2: Intercités: medium-distance services 4: SNCF Fret: freight operations 5: Transport Express Régional (TER): urban, local and regional services 6: SNCF Infra: maintains rail infrastructure, the assets of Réseau ferré de France (RFF) 7: Departmental use 8: Transilien: commuter services serving Île-de-France
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:
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.
TGV numbering scheme 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.
Locomotives Electric locomotives DC BB 1-80 BB 100 BB 200 BB 300 BB 325 2D2 500 BB 800 BB 900 CC 1100 BB 1300 BB 1400 BB 1500 BB 1600 2BB2 3200 2BB2 3300 2CC2 3400 1ABBA1 3500 1ABBA1 3600 1CC1 3700 1CC1 3800 BB 4100 BB 4200 BB 4600 BB 4700 BB 4730 2D2 5000 2D2 5100 2D2 5200 2D2 5300 2D2 5400 2D2 5500 CC 6001 (Prototype loco) BBB 6002 (Prototype loco) BBB 6003 (Prototype loco) (ex-BBB 20003) CC 6500 CC 7000 (Prototype locos) BB 7003 (Prototype loco) (ex-BB 15007) CC 7100 BB 7200 BB 8100 BB 8500 BB 8700 BB 9001-9002 (Prototype locos) BB 9003-9004 (Prototype locos) 2D2 9100 BB 9200 BB 9300 BB 9400
AC (Prototype loco) (Prototype loco) (ex-BB 16655) BB 10003 (Prototype loco) (ex-BB 15007) (Prototype loco) (ex-BB 15055) BB 12000 "Monocabine" BB 13000 "Monocabine" CC 14000 "Monocabine" CC 14100 "Monocabine" BB 15000 BB 16000 BB 16100 BB 16500 BB 17000
Dual-voltage CC 20001 (Prototype loco) CC 20002 (Prototype loco) BBB 20003 (Prototype loco) BB 20004 (Prototype loco) (ex-BB 16540) BB 20005 (Prototype loco) (ex-BB 16028) BB 20006 (Prototype loco) (ex-BB 10001) BB 20011-20012 (Prototype locos) (ex-BB 22379 and 22380) BB 20100
CC 21000 BB 22200 CC 25000 BB 25100 BB 25150 BB 25200 BB 25500 BB 26000 "Sybic" BB 27000 "Prima" BB 27300 "Prima" CC 92000 (Class 92)
Triple-voltage BB 30000 (Prototype locos) BB 36000 "Astride" BB 36300 "Astride" BB 37000 "Prima"
Quadruple-voltage CC 40100 BB 47000 "Prima"
Diesel locomotives Main-line locomotives BB 60000 (Alstom/Vossloh shunters) ex (prototype locomotive) ex-030.DC.1 and 2 (prototype locomotive) ex-040.DB.1, exx-PLM 4.AMD.1 (prototype locomotive) ex-040.DC.1, exx-PLM 4.CMD.1 (prototype locomotive) BB 60031–60033 ex 040.DM.1 to 3, exx PLM 4.DMD.1 to 3 (prototype locomotives) BB 60041 ex 040.DF.1 (prototype locomotive) 1D1 60051 ex 141.DA.1, exx-PLM 141.AMD.1 (prototype locomotive) C 61000 + TC 61100 BB 61000
BB 62400 BB 63000 BB 63400 BB 63500
CC 65000 CC 65500 BB 66000 BB 66400 BB 66600
BB 66700
BB 67000 BB 67200 BB 67300 BB 67400 A1AA1A 68000 A1AA1A 68500 BB 69000 (prototype locos) (ex-BB 66000 refurbished) BB 69400 (ex-BB 66400 refurbished) CC 70000 (prototype locos) BB 71000 CC 72000 CC 72100 BB 75000 "Prima" (former gas-turbine locos) 040.DA.1, ex (prototype locomotive) 262.DA.1, ex PLM 262.AD.1 (prototype locomotive) 262.DB.1, ex (prototype locomotive) 141.DB.1, ex PLM 141.DB.1, exx Nord D1, né Ceinture D1 (prototype locomotive)
Shunting locomotives
Y 7100 Y 7400 Y 8000 Y 8400 Y 9000 (ex-Y 7100 / Y 7400 refurbished)
Y 9200
YBD 12000 YBE 14000 YBE 15000
(ex-Y 9100) (ex-Y 9200)
Steam locomotives 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 021.A, ex Est 441 to 485 220.A, ex Est 2401 to 2432 141.TB, ex Est 4401 to 4512 141.TC, ex Est 141.701 to 141.742
2. Nord 231.C, ex Nord 3.1201 to 3.1290 040.TG, ex Nord 4.2016 to 4.2095 141.TC, ex Nord 4.1201 to 4.1272 150.B, ex Nord 5.1201 to 5.1230
3. État 040.TA, ex État 40-001 to 40-143 141.TC, ex État 42-001 to 42-020 141.TD, ex État 42-101 to 42-140 140.C, ex État 140-101 to 140-370 141.B and 141.C, ex État 141-001 to 141-250 230.B, ex État 230-001 to 230-055, ex État 3701 to 3755 230.J and 230.L, ex État 230-781 to 230-800 231.B, ex État 231-011 to 231-060 231.C/D/E/F/G/H/J, ex État 231-501 to 231-783 231.997, ex État 231-997 to 231-999, ex Württemberg C
4. PO-Midi 040.TA, ex Midi 040.421 to 040.421, ex Midi 421 to 424 141.TA, ex PO 141.301 to 141.490, ex PO 5301 to 5490 141.TB, ex PO 141.616 to 141. 740, ex PO 5616 to 5740 240.TA, ex Midi 240.501 to 240.518, ex Midi 4501 to 4518
5. PLM 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 SNCFclass Wheelarrangement Fleetnumber(s) Manufacturer Year(s)made Quantitymade Year(s)withdrawn Comments 232.P 4-6-4 232.P.1 SACM 1943 1 1949 18-cylinder high-pressure locomotive 232.Q 4-6-4 232.Q.1 Schneider et Cie 1940 1 1946 Steam turbine locomotive 4-6-4 232.R.1 – 232.R.3 SACM 1940–41 3 1962 3-cylinder simple 4-6-4 232.S.1 – 232.S.4 SACM 1941 4 1961 4-cylinder compound 232.U 4-6-4 232.U.1 Corpet-Louvet 1949 1 1961 4-cylinder compound 2-8-2 141.P.1 – 141.P.318 FAMH (95)Schneider et Cie (43)Société Franco-Belge (60)ANF (30) (30)Fives-Lille (30)SACM (30) 1942–1952 318 1959–69 4-cylinder compound 141.R 2-8-2 141.R.1 – 141.R.1340 Baldwin Locomotive Works (460)American Locomotive Company (460)Lima Locomotive Works (280)Montreal Locomotive Works (100)Canadian Locomotive Company (40) 1945–47 1340 1962–74 2-cylinder simple 240.P 4-8-0 240.P.1 – 240.P.25 Tours Works 1940–41 25 1952–53 Rebuilds of class pacifics 241.P 4-8-2 241.P.1 – 241.P.35 Schneider et Cie 1948–52 35 1965–1970 Development of 4-8-4 242.A.1 Fives-Lille 1950 1 1960 Rebuild of 150.P 2-10-0 150.P.1 – 150.P.115 ANF (70)SACM (10)Aciéries du Nord (35) 1940–50 115 1961–68 Development of Nord 5.1200 4-4-2T 221.TQ.1 / 1949 1 1954 12-cylinder locomotive 0-10-0T 050.TQ.1 – 050.TQ.35 SFCM 1948–49 35 1967–71 Development of 2-10-2T 151.TQ.1 – 151.TQ.22 Corpet-Louvet 1940–52 22 1965–68 Development of Ceinture 5000-series 030.W 0-6-0 030.W.1 – 030.W.45 Swindon Works (1940) (35) c.1945 GWR 2301 Class 150.X 2-10-0 150.X.1 – 150.X.226150.X.819 ... 150.X.1803 Schneider et CieFives-LilleLokomotivfabrik Floridsdorf (3) 1944–47 (239) 1957–65 ex-DRG Class 44; 48 sold to Turkey in 1955 as TCDD 56701 Class 150.Y 2-10-0 150.Y.1 – 150.Y.17150.Y.123 ... 150.Y.7604 SACM (22)(various: 20) 1942–46 (42) 1959–61 ex DRB Class 52 150.Z 2-10-0 150.Z.11 ... 150.Z.3137 (various) 1939–43 (36) 1951–53 ex DRB Class 50 030.TU 0-6-0T 030.TU.1 – 030.TU.77 Davenport Locomotive Works (77)H. K. Porter, Inc. (27)Vulcan Iron Works (23) 1942–43 (77) 1967–70 ex USATC S100 Class 030.TW 0-6-0T 030.TW.26 ... 030.TW.44 William Beardmore and Company (4)Hunslet Engine Company (1) (1940) (5) 1948 LMS Fowler Class 3F, repatriated 030.TX 0-6-0T 030.TX.1 – 030.TX.9 Henschel & Sohn 1942 9 1961–65 Built for the Peking and Mukden Railway, sent to Bordeaux for shipment, but never sent. 131.TX 2-6-2T 131.TX.402 ... 131.TX.493 Maschinenbau-Gesellschaft Karlsruhe (3)Arnold Jung Lokomotivfabrik (1) 1914–18 (4) 1952 ex Baden VI c 040.TX 0-8-0T 040.TX.1 – 040.TX.67 Schneider et Cie 1944–46 67 1961–71 ex KDL 4/ 050.TX 0-10-0T 050.TX.1–050.TX.37 FAMH 1944–45 37 1961–68 EX KDL 5
Multiple units TGV
TGV Atlantique TGV Duplex TGV La Poste TGV M TGV POS (Paris - Ostfrankreich - Süddeutschland) TGV Réseau TGV Sud-Est TGV-TMST (Trans-Manche Super Train, also known as the Class 373) TGV Thalys PBA (Paris-Brussels-Amsterdam) TGV Thalys PBKA (Paris-Brussels-Köln/Amsterdam)
Diesel and gas-turbine multiple units Diesel units metre gauge X 200 (Verney)(Blanc-Argent railway) X 240 (Blanc-Argent railway) X 74500 (Blanc-Argent railway)
Diesel units standard gauge X 1500 (ex-Diesel unit T 1500 from ETG) X 2100 X 2200 X 2400 (RGP) (RGP) (RGP)
X 3400 X 3500
X 3800
X 4500 X 4630
X 4790 X 4900
X 72500 X 73500 X 73900
X 94750 (Parcels units) X 94630 (Cannes-Ranguin) X 97150 (A2E)
Trailers XR 6000 XR 6100 XR 6200 XR 7100 XR 7300 XR 7800 XR 8100 XR 9100 XR 9200 XR 9300 XR 9500
Turbotrains T 1000 (Turbine unit in ETG) T 1500 (Diesel unit in ETG) T 2000 (RTG) TGV 001
Electric multiple units DC 3rd-rail units metre gauge Z 100 (Cerdagne railway) Z 150 (Cerdagne railway) Z 200 (Cerdagne railway) Z 300 (Cerdagne railway) Z 600 (St-Gervais-Vallorcine railway) Z 800 (St-Gervais-Vallorcine railway) Z 850 (St-Gervais-Vallorcine railway)
DC 3rd-rail units standard gauge Z 1200 Z 1300 Z 1400 Z 1500 Z 5177
DC units Z 3600 Z 3700 Z 3800 Z 4100 Z 4200 Z 4400 Z 4500 Z 4900 Z 5100 Z 5300 Z 5600 (Double-decker) Z 7100 Z 7300 (Z2) Z 7500 (Z2)
AC units Z 6000 Z 6100 Z 6300 Z 6400 Z 8001-8002 (Prototype units) Z 11500 (Z2)
Dual-voltage units Z 8100 Z 8800 (Double-decker) Z 9500 (Z2) Z 9600 (Z2) Z 20500 (Double-decker) Z 20900 (Double-decker) Z 21500 Z 22500 (Double-decker) Z 23500 (Double-decker) Z 24500 (Double-decker) U 25500 (Light-rail) Z 26500 (Double-decker) Z 27500 Z 50000 Z 51500 Z 54900