NEW FREIGHT ROLLING STOCK ON THE SNCF, ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT OF PROJECTS

DE NOUVEAUX MATERIELS A MARCHANDISES SUR LA S.N.C.F., NAISSANCE ET DEVELOPPEMENT DES PROJETS

The provision of the right types of cars to match customers' requirements is an essential part of railway service. Innovation in this sphere is therefore a commercial necessity. In the first part, the article explains how, at the SNCF, a new car project begins to take shape and how the project is then developed in successive phases by cooperation between the two departments responsible: commercial and rolling stock. An explanation is given of how the prototype is assessed. In the second part, the article describes various recent practical applications and research programs: cars for the conveyance of scrap iron, rough timber, metal trellis-work, reels of cable, etc.

• Corporate Authors:

  Societe Nationale des Chemins de Fer Francais

  92 rue Bonaparte
  75 Paris 6e,   France 
• Authors:
  • Cazenave-Larroche, J
  • Pons, H
• Publication Date: 1977-9

Language

• French

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p. 449-463
• Serial:
  • REVUE GENERALE DES CHEMINS DE FER

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Equipment; Freight cars; Logistics; Marketing; Prototypes; Tests; Traffic managers; Vehicle design
• Uncontrolled Terms: Shippers
• Old TRIS Terms: Freight car design; Special equipment
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Freight Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00167503
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Revue Generale des Chemins de Fer
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 27 1977 12:00AM