The 241 P 17 steam locomotive, a listed monument, is the largest steam locomotive in Europe. It was built between 1947 and 1949 by the Schneider company in Le Creusot.
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One of the most beautiful steam locomotives ever built, the S1 was designed by Raymond Loewe. Poor balancing caused wheel-spin and only one was ever built, for the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1939.