'Le Musée Français du Chemin de Fer' At the French National Railway Museum, Mulhouse May 30 2003 & October 9 2003

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These pages are made up from photographs taken in May 2003 when I had but 45 minutes to view the collection and from my much longer visit in October 2003. In May 2003, despite promises from the tour organisers, we failed to see the reserve collection. However in October 2003 Chris Newman & I were lucky. 5AT supporter John Wright knows the Director of the museum, Jean-Marc Combe, and very kindly organised a guided tour which included the reserve. This was very fortunate, especially so for Chris. Due to redevelopment work at the museum several of the locomotives had already been moved in to store, it was good to be able to see them.

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Locos included: 701, 232U1, 141P, 141TC, 230D9	Locos included: 3.1192 (231E22), 030C815, 2029	Locos included: 4546, 240A, 141R1187, 5452, 340, 241A1	Locos included: 241P16, 140-344, 1314
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Locos included: 2.670, C.145, 3.1102	Locos included: 242AT6, 150P13, 141F82	Diesels, Electrics and other vehicles including 2D2-5516, CC-14018 & ZZy 24408	Reserve Collection as on October 9 2003. Locos Included: 140A259 230B114, 231H8

Many thanks to John Wright & Chris Newman for the help with some of the captions.

If my photographs and details of 'Le Musée Français du Chemin de Fer' whet your appetite to find out more about French steam I would recommend the following three books. In fact I would say they are essential reading.
'La Locomotive à Vapeur' by André Chapelon	'Compound Locomotives' by J.T. van Riemsdijk	'Chapelon - Genius of French Steam' by Col. H.C.B. Rogers
'La Locomotive à Vapeur' is available from Camden Miniature Steam Services . The other two books are both out of print but are available secondhand, although you may have trouble finding 'Chapelon - Genius of French Steam', and you will certainly have to pay for it ! Perhaps someone might like to republish it ? A good place to start looking for these books is UKBookworld.com

These are some other books on French steam I can recommend, however they are in French:
'Les 141P De valeureuses Mikado' by Bernard Collardey & André Rasserie	'Les Locomotives à Vapeur Unifiées 241P, 240P, 150P' by Bernard Collardey & André Rasserie	'Les Locomotives à Vapeur Unifiées (2) 232R, S, U, 151TQ, 050TQ et les prototypes' by Bernard Collardey & André Rasserie
The three above books are all published by La vie du Rail. In the UK Camden Miniature Steam Services can supply them.

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