Locotracteurs Gaston Moyse

Locotracteurs Gaston Moyse

Industry	Rail vehicle engineering
Founded	1922
Defunct	197?
Headquarters	Paris , France
Products	Diesel shunters

Plaque on a shunting locomotive manufactured by Locotracteurs Gaston Moyse

Locotracteurs Gaston Moyse was a French manufacturer of diesel shunting locomotives. Founded in 1922 by Gaston Moyse, the company closed in the late 1970s.^[1][2]

The company produced numerous shunting locomotives, including the Y 7400 and Y 8000 for the French state railways (SNCF),^[3] and classes CP 1020 and CP 1050 for the Portuguese state railways (Comboios de Portugal).^[4][5] and shunters for industrial use in steel works and on other industrial sites.^[6]

References

1. "Société Gaston Moyse". www.trains-du-monde.fr (in French).
2. Henry Sampson (1970). Jane's world railways. Jane's Yearbooks. p. 72.
3. "Y 8000" (PDF). www.akiem.com (in French). Akiem. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-09.
4. "Chemins_de_fer_Portugais - Locotracteur Diesel Série 1020 (H/S)". www.chemins-de-fer.portugais.fr.gd (in French).
5. "Chemins_de_fer_Portugais - Locotracteur Diesel Série 1050 (H/S)". www.chemins-de-fer.portugais.fr.gd (in French).
6. "Locomotives "Gaston Moyse", Paris / France". www.rail.lu (in French).

External links

• "Creil, Usine de petite métallurgie clouterie Denille, actuellement ACOR. Locomotive : locotracteur". inventaire.picardie.fr (in French). L'Inventaire général du patrimoine culturel. Archived from the original on 2012-03-25. Retrieved 2011-07-14.