#1678

État 40-001 to 40-143

🇫🇷 France ·built by Alstom Crespin· from 1914· simple 0-8-0 tank locomotives of the Chemins der fer de l'État

6 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. 040-TA-137: Didier Duforest· CC BY-SA 3.0
2. 040 TA 137 à Longueville (18 septembre 2010): Victor Brito from Neuilly-sur-Seine, France· CC BY-SA 2.0
3. 040-TA-137-a: Didier Duforest· CC BY-SA 4.0
4. 040TA.137 - 52922712293: hugh llewelyn· CC BY-SA 2.0
5. 040TA.137: hugh llewelyn· CC BY-SA 2.0
6. 141-TC-19 et 040-TA-137 Longueville: Didier Duforest· CC BY-SA 4.0

what is it?

État 40-001 to 40-143 was a class of 0-8-0 Tank locomotives of the Chemins de Fer de l'État. They later served with the SNCF who renumbered them 3–040.TA.1 to 3–040.TA.143.

who runs it

Chemins de fer de l'État Société nationale des chemins de fer français

base stats

built 143made in total

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

First built 112 years ago, in 1914.

steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.

spec sheet

built: 1914–1922
in service from: 1914
number built: 143
kind: Steam
traction: steam
origin: 🇫🇷 France
builders: Alstom Crespin, Schneider et Cie, Sotteville Works, Blanc-Misseron, Fives Group
operators: Chemins de fer de l'État, Société nationale des chemins de fer français
top speed: —
power: —
gauge: 1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement: 0-8-0T

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q4545569, Wikipedia: État 40-001 to 40-143 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.