The Phantom of the Gare d’Austerlitz
French rail enthusiasts have bestowed the nickname of ‘Fantômes’ (Ghosts) on the Nez-Cassé locomotives of the SNCF BB7200/15000/22250 classes that sport this unadorned silver-grey livery. Their numbers have diminished in recen years, but one stronghold remains the Orleans and Loire Valley lines that are served by Paris Austerlitz station. BB507235 was captured at the buffer stops in the modernised side of the station.
The Phantom of the Gare d’Austerlitz
French rail enthusiasts have bestowed the nickname of ‘Fantômes’ (Ghosts) on the Nez-Cassé locomotives of the SNCF BB7200/15000/22250 classes that sport this unadorned silver-grey livery. Their numbers have diminished in recen years, but one stronghold remains the Orleans and Loire Valley lines that are served by Paris Austerlitz station. BB507235 was captured at the buffer stops in the modernised side of the station.