ajh.co:20120714-122258 : Cite du Train: SNCF 2D2 5516: Without doubt the "queen" of the locomotives marking the early days of national electrification, under the impetus of Hyppolite Parodi, the P.O. engineer who specialised in electric traction. Built by La Compagnie Electrique Mecanique and Fives-Lille, like the 34 other machines in the series, the 2D2 5516 would have covered a record distance in 45 years in service, with a dizzying average of 476km per day, totalling almost 200 times around the world.


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Description:: Cite du Train: SNCF 2D2 5516: Without doubt the "queen" of the locomotives marking the early days of national electrification, under the impetus of Hyppolite Parodi, the P.O. engineer who specialised in electric traction. Built by La Compagnie Electrique Mecanique and Fives-Lille, like the 34 other machines in the series, the 2D2 5516 would have covered a record distance in 45 years in service, with a dizzying average of 476km per day, totalling almost 200 times around the world.
Date & Time:: 2012:07:14 12:22:58
Exposure:: shutter speed: 1/30; f number: 3.5; focal length: 18.0mm; ISO: 640

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