In addition to diesel locomotive BB-63812, which arrived at ATTCV in Carnoules in March 2012, the association in October 2012 got a second, almost identical BB-64042.
The locomotive had been put into operation in 1969 at Sotteville-les-Rouen in the department Seine-Maritime in Normandy. It was after retirement used by the tourist railway "Le train à vapeur de Toulouse" (ACPR1126). As that association no longer is in a position to use it, it has been taken over by ATTCV.
This type of diesel locomotives was manufactured during the 50-ies and 60-ies for SNCF by Brissonneau and Lotz. They are equipped with a 12 cylinder 825 hp diesel engine.
BB-64042 will be capable of pulling the whole set of ATTCV's USI and UIC passenger carriages, with a capacity of 300 passengers.
The locomotive can be viewed, together with all other heritage rail vehicles held by ATTCV, at the ATTCV depot/railway museum in Besse-sur-Issole.
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