Side portrait of the CC 72084 in its beautiful and classic "Arzens" livery, after the name of the famous French locomotive designer Paul Arzens.

Intercity train #1542 waits for departure from Vesoul towards Paris. 72084, the unique exemplar of this series holding the heritage livery, was working this train as it was the final loco-hauled s... (more)

Paul Arzens, a French designer who invented the livery of this engine and other series was a true genius. SNCF has never surpassed the beauty of the Arzens liveries, despite owning the prestigious... (more)

With clothes perfectly matching the livery of his engine, this engineer tells a colleague with his thumb up that the brake test is completed and good.

The historic and preserved engine CC 72084 in as-built livery: a true beauty showcasing the genius of its livery designer, Mr. Paul Arzens.

New & Old

A brand new D&EMU passes by much older units withrawn from service and waiting for the scrapper's torch