The Constructions électriques de France (CEF) was a former French company specializing in the construction of electric locomotives and rolling stock for trams. The company was founded on 7 March 1920. It later acquired the license for the construction of electrical devices from the English company ''Dick Kerr''.
History
* June 1932: The company merged with
Als-Thom. CEF built 800 electric locomotives before the merger.
Production Sites
*
Vénissieux
Vénissieux (; Arpitan language, Arpitan: or in the Lyonnais dialect) is a Communes of France, commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, region in eastern France.
Geography
Vénissieux is located on the sou ...
: Production of tramway equipment
*
Tarbes
Tarbes (; Gascon language, Gascon: ''Tarba'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées Departments of France, department in the Occitania (administrative region), Occitanie Regions of France, region of southwestern France. It is ...
: Production of locomotives
Production
The company constructed numerous series of French
electric locomotives
An electric locomotive is a locomotive powered by electricity from overhead lines, a third rail or on-board energy storage such as a Battery (electricity), battery or a supercapacitor. Locomotives with on-board fuelled prime mover (locomotive), ...
for the former railway companies:
*
PLM: The
1CC1 3700
*
PO: The
BB 200,
BB 1420,
BB 4200,
BB 4600, and
BB 4700.
*
Midi
Musical Instrument Digital Interface (; MIDI) is an American-Japanese technical standard that describes a communication protocol, digital interface, and electrical connectors that connect a wide variety of electronic musical instruments, ...
: The
BB 1500,
BB 1600, and
2D2 5000.
* The Mine
Burbach,
Algrange
Algrange (; Lorraine Franconian: ''Oolgréngen'' or ''Algréngen''; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Moselle (department), Moselle Departments of France, department in Grand Est in northeastern France. They have an association football ...
: BB 18 M2, BB 18 S
Mine Burbach, Algrange
/ref> industrial narrow-gauge locomotives
See also
* List of SNCF classes
List of locomotive and multiple unit classes of SNCF. Classes in bold are in use, whilst those in ''italics'' have been withdrawn.
Numbering Scheme Locomotives and Multiple Units
Vehicle numbers are three to six digits long. The first (not alw ...
External links
Constructions électriques de France
Notes and references
Defunct rail industry manufacturing companies
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