The first machines built by Schneider (140-101 to 170) were delivered to the network in 1913. But the declaration of war in 1914 and the mobilisation of French industry for the military needs forced l'Etat to entrust the production of the following locos to the British companies " Nasmyth Wilson" of Manchester and "North- British" of Glasgow. Two hundred engines (140 171 to 370) were thus delivered to Saint-Nazaire, not without difficulties, in 1916-1917. Six of them were lost at sea off north Cornwall following the sinking of the cargo liner "Saint- Chamond", which was torpedoed on April 30, 1918. have a look here for some pictures of the wreck.

Having a nominal output of 1210 HP and a maximum speed of 70 km/h (later increased to 80 km/h), the 140-100 class constituted a series of robust and general-purpose machines, primarily designed for hauling freight trains but able haul passenger trains if necessary. In addition, their light axle weight made it possible to use them on the majority of the lines of the network, including those having lightweight construction.

One example No:140 C 231 is preserved by AJECTA – see their site here (http://www.ajecta.org/ )

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