List of SNCF classes


List of locomotive and multiple unit classes of SNCF. Classes in bold are in use, whilst those in italics have been withdrawn.

Numbering Scheme

Locomotives and Multiple Units

Vehicle numbers are three to six digits long. The first digit indicates the sector in which that vehicle operates:
The next two or three digits of a vehicle's number indicate its class, in loose bands corresponding to the traction and power output of the stock:
The final digits uniquely identify the engine within its class, but in the case of a three digit class number, the engine number may begin adding to the class number.
Multiple units are numbered the same as locomotives, but prefixed by X for DMUs or Z for EMUs. Diesel shunters are prefixed Y. A now discontinued practice was to prefix the class number by the wheel arrangement.

TGV numbering scheme

Each TGV trainset has its own number, found on the nose. Within the set, each vehicle is given its own number. The power cars are numbered by the standard locomotive numbering scheme, prefixed by TGV. The trailers are given a number which consists of the first two digits of the power car's number, followed by the number of the trailer in the set, and finishing with the number of the trainset, prefixed by TGVR or TGVZR, if powered.

Locomotives

Electric locomotives

DC

BB 1-80BB 100BB 200BB 300BB 3252D2 500BB 800BB 900CC 1100BB 1300BB 1400BB 1500BB 16002BB2 32002BB2 33002CC2 34001ABBA1 35001ABBA1 36001CC1 37001CC1 3800BB 4100BB 4200BB 4600BB 4700BB 47302D2 50002D2 51002D2 52002D2 53002D2 54002D2 5500CC 6001 BBB 6002 BBB 6003 CC 6500CC 7000 BB 7003 CC 7100BB 7200BB 8100BB 8500BB 8700BB 9001-9002 BB 9003-9004 2D2 9100BB 9200
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AC

BB 10003 BB 12000 "Monocabine"BB 13000 "Monocabine"CC 14000 "Monocabine"CC 14100 "Monocabine"BB 15000BB 16000BB 16100BB 16500

Dual-voltage

CC 20001 CC 20002 BBB 20003 BB 20004 BB 20005 BB 20006 BB 20011-20012 BB 20100CC 21000BB 22200CC 25000BB 25100BB 25150BB 25200BB 25500BB 26000 "Sybic"BB 27000 "Prima"BB 27300 "Prima"

Triple-voltage

BB 30000 BB 36000 "Astride"BB 36300 "Astride"BB 37000 "Prima"

Quadruple-voltage

CC 40100BB 47000 "Prima"

Diesel locomotives

Main-line locomotives

BB 60000 ' ex

Shunting locomotives

'

Steam locomotives

The SNCF adapted the classification system introduced by the Chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée in 1925. This consisted of a numeric prefix derived from the axle arrangement of the locomotive, a letter for the class, and finally a number for the locomotive with the class. SNCF's adaptations included using the axle arrangement in full, and reversing the class letters of tank locomotives. For example, the SNCF used 040.A., and 242.TA. where the PLM used 4.A., and 242.AT.
Class letters A-N were used for existing designs, letters P onwards for SNCF designs. Others railways' designs taken over after World War II were usually given the letter U, W, X, Y, or Z.
Where locomotives were upgraded or rebuilt, the class letter changed, but not the number. While the Region Nord renumbered all their classes from 1, the remaining 4 regions re-used the last three digits of the old number in the new number.
As there were more classes that available letters of the alphabet, the axle arrangement was prefixed with a digit indicating the owning region: 1 Est, 2 Nord 3 Ouest 4 Sud-Ouest 5 Sud-Est. Region 5 was later split in two, with the southern part becoming 6 Mediterranée
Locomotives transferred from one region to another could change their class letter and numeric suffix.

1. Est

2. Nord

3. État

4. PO-Midi

5. PLM

  • 020.TA, ex PLM 7001 to 7005
  • 030.TA, ex PLM 3.AT
  • 030.TB, ex PLM 3.AM, rebuilt from PLM Bourbonnais
  • 130.TA, ex PLM 130.AT, ex Prussian T9.3
  • 130.TB, ex PLM 130.BT, ex Prussian T11
  • 232.TA, ex PLM 232.AT, ex PLM 5301 to 5350
  • 232.TB, ex PLM 232.BT, ex PLM 5501 to 5545
  • 040.TA, ex PLM 4.AM
  • 040.TB, ex PLM 4.BM
  • 040.TC, ex PLM 4.DM
  • 242.TA, ex PLM 242.AT
  • 242.TB, ex PLM 242.BT
  • 242.TC, ex PLM 242.CT
  • 242.TD, ex PLM 242.DT
  • 242.TE, rebuilt from 242.TB
  • 050.TA, ex PLM 5.AT, ex Prussian T16 and T16.1

Multiple units

TGV

TGV AtlantiqueTGV DuplexTGV La Poste

Diesel and gas-turbine multiple units

Diesel units metre gauge

X 200 X 240

Diesel units standard gauge

X 1500 X 2100X 2200X 2400X 3400X 3500X 3800X 4500X 4630'X 4790X 4900X 72500X 73500X 73900'X 94750 X 94630 X 97150''

Trailers

XR 6000XR 6100XR 6200XR 7100XR 7300XR 7800XR 8100XR 9100XR 9200XR 9300

Turbotrains

T 1000 T 1500 T 2000

Electric multiple units

DC 3rd-rail units metre gauge

Z 100 Z 150 Z 200 Z 300 Z 600 Z 800

DC 3rd-rail units standard gauge

Z 1200Z 1300Z 1400Z 1500

DC units

Z 3600Z 3700Z 3800Z 4100Z 4200Z 4400Z 4500Z 4900Z 5100Z 5300Z 5600 Z 7100Z 7300

AC units

Z 6000Z 6100Z 6300Z 6400Z 8001-8002

Dual-voltage units

Z 8100Z 8800 Z 9500 Z 9600 Z 20500 Z 20900 Z 21500Z 22500 Z 23500 Z 24500 U 25500 Z 26500 Z 27500Z 50000Z 51500Z 54900Z 55500 and Z 56500

Bi-mode units

B 81500