List of electric locomotives on the Maurienne line

This list leads the locomotives on which for use on the 1925 partly to 1976 with power from the third rail equipped Maurienne route on the French side of the Mont Cenis rail were used.

Electrification of the Maurienne line

In 1921, the Compagnie des chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée (PLM) decided to electrify the Chambéry - Modane section with 1500 V direct current , which was to serve as a trial operation for a later electrification of the Marseille - Nice line . In 1925 the electrical operation could be started on the section Chambéry - St-Pierre d'Albigny , 1929 to Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne and 1930 to the Italian border station Modane. The locomotives obtained their energy on the open route from a busbar arranged on the side , a simple contact line was only used in the stations . Only the Modane station was electrified with a conductor rail because it was already equipped with the double-pole catenary for the 3600 V three-phase operation of the Italian state railway . In 1933 the remaining part of the Maurienne line from Culoz to Chambéry was spanned with catenary. The conductor rail operation was maintained until 1973, after which the changeover to continuous contact line operation began. The dismantling of the third rail was completed in 1976.

PLM test locomotives

In 1922, the PLM ordered four test locomotives, which were tested between 1925 and 1928 on the Chambéry – St-Pierre d'Albigny section and were taken into regular service except for the 242 CE .

PLM series	SNCF series	Manufacturer	number	Construction year	Discarded	Wheel alignment	technology	comment	image
242 AU	2BB2 3200	SACM	1	1926	1967	(2'Bo) - (Bo2 ')	a bogie with Westinghouse spring drive a bogie with articulated mechanism with "dancing ring"
242 BE	2BB2 3300	Batignolles-Châtillon MFO	1	1925	about 1961	(2'Bo) - (Bo2 ')	Oerlikon single-axle drive	further developed to the 262 AE
242 CE		Fives-Lille	1	1925	1927	2'B1 + 1B2 '	Rod drive according to Auvert	Discarded after electrical fire
161 AU	1ABBA1 3500	Tailor Alsthom	1	1925	1967	1A'Bo '+ Bo'A1'	Pawbearing drive	further developed to the 161 BE

PLM locomotives

After the tests on the Chambéry – St-Pierre d'Albigny section, the PLM ordered 30 freight locomotives and 4 express locomotives.

PLM series	SNCF series	Manufacturer	number	Construction year	Discarded	Wheel alignment	technology	comment	image
161 BE	1ABBA1 3600	Tailor Alsthom	10	1927	1973	1A'Bo '+ Bo'A1'	Pawbearing drive	further developed from 161 AU
161 CE	1CC1 3700	CEF Alsthom	10	1928	1972	(1'C) - (C1 ')	Pawbearing drive
161 DE	1CC1 3800	CEM Fives-Lille	10	1927	1973	1'C + C1 '	Pawbearing drive
262 AU	2CC2 3400	Batignolles-Châtillon MFO	4th	1929-1930	1974	(2'Co) - (Co2 ')	Oerlikon single-axle drive	Schnellzuglokomotive from 262 BE developed

SNCF locomotives

With the increase in traffic between France and Italy after World War II, the SNCF had to increase the number of locomotives that could run on the Maurienne line. The number of locomotives relates to those actually used on the route.

SNCF series	Manufacturer	number	Construction year	Discarded	Wheel alignment	technology	comment	image
1C 1000	CEM Fives-Lille SNCF	1	1927 (1949)	1966	1'C	Pawbearing drive	Shunting from one half of the damaged in a bomb attack SNCF 1CC1 3805 rebuilt
BB 1-80	Tailor Alsthom	22nd	1924–1927 (1960)	1970	Bo'Bo '	Pawbearing drive	Locomotives of the Chemin de fer de Paris à Orléans (PO) converted for use on the Maurienne route , which were used in double traction
CC 7100	Alsthom Fives-Lille CEM	6th	1952–1955 (1959)	1985-2001	Co'Co '	Joint mechanism with "dancing ring"
CC 6500	Alsthom Fives-Lille CEM	20th	1969-1975	2006-2007	C'C '	Single -motor bogies with hollow shaft drive

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Le troisième rail. In: Le materiel moteur PLM à 3ème rail de la ligne de la Maurienne. APMFS, accessed May 26, 2016 (French).