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T r a n s a t l a n t i q u e
Train d'emigrants with locomotive 17 of the Jura-Bern-Luzern railway (coll. Emil Konrad)
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New York Express (coll. Roger Commault)
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The rare Salon 155, employed by CIWL between Amsterdam and Rotterdam, the former Pullman parlor car “Mars”, used between Paris and Le Havre (coll. Roger Commault)
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Transatlantique Paris – Cherbourg with locomotive 230-160, a CIWL diner and ordinary coaches of Ouest-Etat (old postcard)
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This engine, presented in 1900 and intended for hauling de-luxe trains, has been designed by M. Thuille - who had been killed during tests on the Etat railway (contemporary press)
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Very early the Compagnie Generale Transatlantique, known as the French Line, had emigrants' specials Basle - Le Havre. The only de-Luxe expresses connecting with Ocean steamers on the European continent were the French "Trains Transatlantiques" from Paris to Cherbourg and Le Havre. A highlight was the French Line's white Train de Luxe from 1889. The Wagons-Lits company CIWL continued the service with varnished teak saloons. From 1931 until WWII the Transatlantiques were equipped with green/turquoise colored "voitures-salons" of ETAT railways with superb CIWL service. Another sensation on that line were the 3-unit Bugatti railcar sets. From 1944 the Allied military trains occupied the tracks. When the Transatlantique had its last run in 1974, it was a simple SNCF train.
Train d' emigrants
Basle - Delle - Paris - Le Havre by French Line: van, 5 bogie coaches (one with buffet), van.
Trains transatlantiques by Ouest, with a CIWL diner.
Train de luxe with 6 voitures-salon from 1889 (cream) by French Line.
Transatlantique - Express
Paris (always S. Lazare) - Le Havre - New York-Express (for NDL) Paris - Cherbourg, from 1900 by CIWL, WS 255-261 (ex Club Train), WS 741 - 744 and WR 745 - 746 (ex French Line from 1889), formation e.g. F2, WR, 4WS, F3. Traction: 230 Ouest (4-6-0).
From 1928 voitures-salons by ETAT, ex-1st class from 1922, formations with a CIWL diner.
Transatlantique
Paris - Le Havre, Paris - Cherbourg: Salons - ETAT from 1931, 301-305 and (with kitchen) 351-375, service by CIWL, colors : dark green/turquoise.
A typical formation, by ETAT (according to Roger Commault):
| 1 | F | (van)
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| 4 | B | (2nd class)
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| 1 | A4 | (saloon)
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| 1 | A2S | (saloon with kitchen)
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| 1 | A4 | (saloon)
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| 1 | F | (van)
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A typical connecting service for an Ocean Liner in 1939:
1 Train de luxe
1 Train 1re classe
1 Train "touristes" 1re, 2me classe
1 Train d' emigrants 3me classe
Traction: 231-D (4-6-2) or 241-A (4-8-2) ETAT.
Train Transatlantique of ETAT, Pacific 231-777 (later class 231D) and two "voitures-salons", at Acheres towards 1934 (Raymond Floquet)
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ETAT prototype 241.101 (Raymond Floquet)
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Bugatti single-unit railcar of ETAT in the railway museum Mulhouse (WS)
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