SNCF 241 P 17
A late expression of French compound steam.
Bring the engine
to life.
Start with the suggested palette or choose your own colours. Build gentle layers around the engine's distinctive shapes.
Suggested pencil shades and approximate screen swatches. These are not historical paint specifications.
Start lightly and build the darker surfaces gradually. Preserve the printed details.
Leave fine white highlights to separate the moving parts.
Keep the surroundings quieter than the locomotive. Retain light sky areas.
Look a little closer.
241 P 17 in preserved green and black with dark running gear, showing the long boiler and tender in side profile. Read each caption before using it as a colour or configuration reference.
241 P 17 in preserved green and black with dark running gear, showing the long boiler and tender in side profile. Photograph of the named locomotive. Preserved appearance may differ from its original working condition.
Didier Duforest · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source photograph. Resized and converted to WebP.
Front three-quarter view of 241 P 17 in green with a black smokebox, red number details and a red buffer beam. Photograph of the named locomotive. Preserved appearance may differ from its original working condition.
VincentdeMorteau · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source photograph. Resized and converted to WebP.
Rear three-quarter view of 241 P 17 showing its large green tender with thin red lining and dark running gear. Photograph of the named locomotive. Preserved appearance may differ from its original working condition.
Alexandre Prévot from Nancy, France · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source photograph. Resized and converted to WebP.
The tender and cab of 241 P 17 under station wiring, with green panels and fine red lining visible. Photograph of the named locomotive. Preserved appearance may differ from its original working condition.
Didier Duforest · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source photograph. Resized and converted to WebP.
Running-gear detail of 241 P 17 showing metal connecting rods, dark wheels and lining along the lower body. Photograph of the named locomotive. Preserved appearance may differ from its original working condition.
Jvillafruela · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source photograph. Resized and converted to WebP.
Know the version.
The source below supports the locomotive identity and history. The photographs record the finish visible when each image was taken. A preserved or replica finish does not establish the original paint specification. Exact original paint shades and all period marking details have not been established for this guide.
The pencil example uses dark green and charcoal. Its palette is interpretive. The gallery records the particular appearances described in its captions; preserved engines, replicas and monochrome photographs cannot establish every original shade or marking.
Chemins de Fer du Creusot: 241 P 17 career recordDid you know?
The preservation group's career record credits 241 P 17 with 1,741,865 kilometres of commercial service.
Make the details count.
Use narrow pale highlights to separate the many pipes.
Give the broad tender a gentle change in tone across its side.