SNCF partial shares in a large number of companies, the majority of which are rail or transport related. These include: "General freight transport": "Passenger transport " "Tickets" "Consulting" "Housing" SNCF The Société nationale des chemins de fer français (SNCF, "French National Railway Company") is France's national state-owned railway company. Founded in 1938, it operates the country's national rail traffic along with Monaco, including the TGV, France's high-speed rail network. Its functions include operation of railway services for passengers and freight, and maintenance and signalling of rail infrastructure. The railway network consists of about of route, of which are high-speed lines and
SNCF Class BB 20005 heavier freight trains) and the BB25200 series which had bogies for and were higher geared (for lighter passenger trains and to operate in push-pull mode). SNCF Class BB 20005 The SNCF class BB 20005 locomotive was a prototype locomotive of the BB25150/BB25200 series, transformed from the damaged BB16028 in 1961. After the end of its test period in 1975 it was reinstated with its original equipment under its original number BB16028. After successful tests with BB20004, prototype of BB25500 locomotives, another new series of dual-voltage locomotives was ordered by SNCF: the BB25150 and BB25200 series. These had a higher power