La Grande Encyclopédie des locomotives françaises - Les locomotives électriques anciennes – Tome 3

To provide larger, more legible drawings of electric locomotives, the book on electric traction has been divided into three separate volumes: vintage locomotives, contemporary locomotives and SNCF/TGV railcars.

This third volume is devoted entirely to vintage electric locomotives. Electric traction in France began as early as 1893, with some surprising prototypes, and developed over 128 years, offering an incredible diversity of models and variants. Even classic series such as the Savoie prototypes or the BB "Jacquemin" show exceptional complexity in their versions.

In this book, you'll find the main French electric locomotives:

• Locomotives du Midi and derivatives, single-phase (E 3001 to 3401, E 3501), direct current (BB 1500, BB 1600, BB 4100-4600, BB 300, BB 8100)
• Locomotives du PO and derivatives (E 1 to 180 / BB 1 to 80, BB 100/200/1300/1400, 2D2 5100/5300/5400, etc.).)
• Northern locomotives, PLM, Maurienne, as well as remarkable prototypes
• Western locomotives, State and CMP, including BB 800, E 4900 CMP
• Emblematic SNCF locomotives: BB 1000, CC 1100, CC 6001, BBB 6002, CC 7000/7100, BB 9001 to BB 9700, BB 16000/16100, BB 25100/25200, BBB 20003, CC 20002, BB 20001/25000, BB 20100, BB 12000/13000, CC 14000/14100

Each model is detailed with precise drawings, 205 photos and 350 diagrams, enabling train enthusiasts, model builders and railway heritage lovers to discover all known variants of these historic electric locomotives.