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A visit to SNCF's main depot with shunters, type 60, 67 and type 75 on shed. Carrying a range of liveries as is the variety in France.

A guide to SNCF Numbering, as all French actual locomotive numbers are five digits, however there is a sorting digit which comes before the locomotive number. This applies to all except shunters;

For guidance;

Series 1xxxxx (passenger intercity locomotive)
Series 2xxxxx (passenger suburban locomotive)
Series 4xxxxx (freight locomotive)
Series 5xxxxx (regional use locomotive)
Series 6xxxxx (infrastructure locomotive)

Shunter numbers are four digits, preceded by a Y (Yard)