the class were renumbered E.281 to E.293. During the second half of the units operational life they were used for shunting at depots to the southwest of Paris. In 1949 the units were renumbered BB 1280 to BB 1293 as part of the SNCF. The class were withdrawn between 1965-7. One unit, numbered E.1 is preserved at the Musée français du chemin de fer in Mulhouse. Models Tin plate version of the locomotive were manufactured by Maerklin in Gauge I, and by Bing, LR, and Jouet de Paris (Jep) in Gauge 0. Kit versions have been produced by Maison des Trains, Pullman, RMCF Keyser, and Apogée Vapeur in HO scale. See also LNER Class ES1, steeplecab electric locomotive originally built for the North Eastern Railway, also derived from the GE design Notes References Sources , alt. source External links SNCF locomotives General Electric locomotives Compagnie du chemin de fer de Paris à Orléans locomotives Standard gauge electric locomotives of France Railway locomotives introduced in 1900 ANF locomotives Bo′Bo′ locomotives Mixed traffic locomotives