Diesel locomotive CC 72000 of the French State Railways.
- Model with many separately applied plug-in parts which are
partially etched
- Version with round logo
In order to have enough fast train locomotives for use on
non-electrified lines in their vehicle fleet, the French State
Railways (SNCF) ordered the new diesel locomotives of the series CC
72000 in 1965. The design of the locomotives with the
characteristic prominent "nez cassé" (broken nose) was created by
the Frenchman Paul Arzens, who at that time was also responsible
for the design of several other SNCF locomotives. Due to the
beginning oil crisis in 1973, the commissioning of the CC 72000
ended and operation was only carried out with the 92 already
existing diesel locomotives.
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