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État 140-101 to 140-370

🇫🇷 France ·built by Société Alsacienne de Constructions Mécaniques· from 1913· Simple 2-8-0 locomotives of the Chemins der fer de l'État

🚂 steam locomotive steam preserved
10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
  1. 1. 140-C-314 nov 1981: Didier Duforest· CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. 2. 140-C-231 Nogent-sur-Seine: Didier Duforest· CC BY-SA 3.0
  3. 3. Etat 140C (8131486058): Hugh Llewelyn· CC BY-SA 2.0
  4. 4. Etat 140C 186? (8131442677): Hugh Llewelyn· CC BY-SA 2.0
  5. 5. Etat 140C 213 (8136168318): Hugh Llewelyn· CC BY-SA 2.0
  6. 6. Etat 140C 261 (8136165924): Hugh Llewelyn· CC BY-SA 2.0
  7. 7. 140 C 231 AJECTA LONGUEVILLE: Éric Salard· CC BY-SA 2.0
  8. 8. 140-C-231 et 141-TC-19 Longueville: Didier Duforest· CC BY-SA 4.0
  9. 9. 140-C-231 La Defense nov 1983: Didier Duforest· CC BY-SA 4.0
  10. 10. 140-C-231 Pont-Cardinet: Didier Duforest· CC BY-SA 4.0
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État 140-101 to 140-370, photo 1 of 10
1/10 Didier Duforest· CC BY-SA 4.0

what is it?

État 140–101 to 140-370 is a class of 2-8-0 steam locomotive of the Chemins de fer de l'État, and subsequently the SNCF.

who runs it

Chemins de fer de l'ÉtatSociété nationale des chemins de fer françaisChemins de fer de l'EstCompagnie des chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée

base stats

  • power 900 kWpower output
  • built 340made 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 113 years ago, in 1913.
  • 900 kW is about 11 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
  • 11.8 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.

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

spec sheet

built
1913–1920
status
preserved
number built
340
kind
Steam
traction
steam
origin
🇫🇷 France
builders
Société Alsacienne de Constructions Mécaniques, Schneider et Cie, Fives Group, Nasmyth, Wilson and Company, North British Locomotive Company, Vulcan Foundry
operators
Chemins de fer de l'État, Société nationale des chemins de fer français, Chemins de fer de l'Est, Compagnie des chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée
top speed
—
power
900 kW
gauge
1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement
2-8-0
length
11.8 m

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

Sources: Wikidata Q2807676, Wikipedia: État 140-101 to 140-370 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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