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 Railways) from 1948 until 1973.
Introduced as large scale electrification of the SNCF was already underway, they were the last new class of passenger steam locomotives in France.
This locomotive was utilised as the basis for the new class, but with some key design changes including the addition of an automatic stoker, strengthened frames, and boiler modifications.
[1] The class was initially assigned to the line between Paris and Marseilles, hauling services including the famous Le Mistral expresses, but within a few years they were displaced by electrification.
[2] The class also suffered from leaking boiler tubes after passing over points, which necessitated structural reinforcement.