SNCF Infra SNCF Infra SNCF Infra was the infrastructure division of SNCF, the former nationalised railway operator in France. It has 51,000 employees and revenue was €5.5Bn in 2012. In order to comply with EU regulations on opening up railways to competition, SNCF was to be split into two parts; SNCF would continue to own trains whilst RFF managed infrastructure. However, many infrastructure staff were never transferred to Réseau Ferré de France, so RFF delegates work to SNCF Infra. This has caused several problems, and SNCF still has a monopoly. In October 2012, Frédéric Cuvillier, the French Minister for Transport, announced plans
SNCF Class 241P boxes. The class also suffered from leaking boiler tubes after passing over points, which necessitated structural reinforcement. The class was withdrawn progressively from service from 1965 for 241.P.1 to 1973 for 241.P.16. Their last regular work, on the Le Mans to Nantes route, ended in early 1970. The class was nicknamed the "grosses P" to distinguish them from the 141.P Class, which were called the "petites P". Four 241.Ps have been preserved: SNCF Class 241P The SNCF 241.P is a 4-8-2 'Mountain' type express passenger steam locomotive that ran on the "Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français", (French National