ɐmˌʌŋ ðə tɹˈeɪnz ðeɪ hˈɔːld ɪn ðɛɹ fˈɜːst jˈɪɹz ʌv sˈɜːvɪs wɜː ðɪ ˌɛsˌɛnsˌiːˈɛf flˈæɡʃɪp tɹˈeɪn lə mˈɪstɹəl ænd tɹˈænz jˈʊɹɹoʊp ɛkspɹˈɛs tɹˈeɪnz ˈækwɪtˌeɪn, lə kˈæpɪtˌoʊl ænd ˈɛlˈeɪtɛndɚd.
Among the trains they hauled in their first years of service were the SNCF flagship train Le Mistral and Trans Europ Express trains Aquitaine, Le Capitole and l'Étendard.