LOCOMOTION FESTIVAL

Every year since the early 90s takes place the event : 'La Locomotion en Fête', ‘Locomotion Festival’, on the air field of La Ferté Alais, 55 km south of Paris. Organized by ACPHT (Association for Creation of Technical History Park), one of the largest European gathering of older vehicles. Indeed, this event brings together collection vehicles : automobiles, trucks and military and fire vehicles, police vehicles, public works equipment, buses, motorcycles and quantity of tractors and agricultural equipment. Threshing machines in action, agricultural scenes or sawing wood as before are redone identical. Displays of tanks with also groups of historical reconstitution relive the battles of the past.

There was formerly a high dimensions career that allowed to see evolve any old ground off-road vehicles : 4x4 cars (Lafflly, Jeep, Latil) or 6x6 trucks ( Dodge, M35, Gama Goat, Berliet, GMC, Renault TRM) and even 8x8 (Saurer M8) and tracked (weasel, half-track), forestry machinery (skidder Timberjack 225) and machines (bulldozer Caterpillar 988 articulated wheeled) and many others, in the sand or on steep slopes. It was a rare, diverse and informative show on the off-road capabilities of each vehicles. Unfortunately, this large hole was filled long ago and the landscape became again desperately flat. It should also be noted, in the field of military vehicles, that there are now many classic vehicles mainly of the Second World War and after the war, very interesting, but rare vehicles (Laffly, Fiat of the 40s, Latil, tracked Hotchkiss, tracked vehicles (Weasel), are now absent since the last ten years.

Anyway, ‘Locomotion en Fête’ is always a great success. 1,500 vehicles of European collectors are registered, 20,000 visitors supervised by 250 volunteers come and see this big show and exhibitions that are presented. The great parade of the late afternoon on the runway, which includes all vehicles, remains the highlight of the show.

Pictures, royalty free, were taken by J M Maclou at la Ferté Alais on May 24, 2014.

	US Recovery Truck, early 40s, probably modified for civilian use.
	Federal Tow Truck 6x6
	Berliet GBC 8 KT 6x6
	Mack Dumpers
	AM General M109A3, 5 t, 6x6
	Dodge Command Car and DUCK amphibian
	Dodge of WWII
	Half-Track M6
	Fardier Lohr
	Pinzgauer 4x4

	Renault R 2087
	Laffly car similar to sprinkler-sweeper Laffly, 1911.
	Jeep and trailer
	Jeep Wrangler, 2014
	RVI Renault TRM 2000, 4x4, 120 hp, payload 2,5 t,
	Saviem TP3, 4x4, produced at 10836 units between 1969 and 1983. Payload 1,2 t, Total Mass 5,1 t.
	Motorcycles : rl : BSA WB 40, 1967-70, 3087 units, 18 hp, 120 km/h, 165 kg, BMW R 75, 1941-44, 16500 units 2WD, 26 hp, 92 km/h, 420 kg, Wanderer, 1914-18, 10 000 units, 3,5 hp, 60 km/h, 91 kg, FN M12 SM, 1937-40, 10 000 units, 22 hp, 130 km/h, 460 kg, BMW R 12, 1935-41, 10 000 produced, 18 hp, 110 km/h, 185 kg, Gnome-Rhône, AX Terrot, 1940-44, 3150 produced, 18 hp, 80 km/h, 420 kg, BMW R 75, Zundapp KS 750, 1941-45, production 18695, 26 hp, 95 km/h 400 kg.
	Moto Guzzi 3x2
	Sherman A4 tanks and tank-dozers WWII
	WWII United States M5 light tank, Stuart

	VW Kübelwagen
	General view
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	Continental CD6 bulldozer
	Eimco, light bulldozer
	Derruppe 812 wheeled loader
	Richier VR5, roller

	Poclain FY 30 excavator, 1978
	Willème RD 615 DT, 1962
	Renault CBM 350
	Berliet GBO 15 M 6x4, 1966
	Renault, Berliet, Willème trucks
	Mack Truck and semi-trailer
	Scania Vabis 110 Super Tow Truck, 1969
	Scania Vabis Tow Truck, 1965
	Allchin steam tractor, 1931, 5,5 hp, 10 t.
	Auverland A3. See chapter : 'Cournil Tractor'.

	Berliet GBC 8 6x6 or Gazelle, 1956. Built at 32 000 units between 1958 and 1977.
	Chevrolet truck
	Chevrolet truck
	Fire cars of Milly la Forêt from 1949
	Deutz Tractor
	Hanomag Tractor
	Hanomag tractor
	International 966 Farmall, Renault PE, Steyer tractors
	SFV, Normag, Hürlimann tractors
	Latil-Hotchkiss M18T2, 1955.

	Latil-Hotchkiss
	Lanz Bulldog with metallic wheels.
	Locomobile of Neuvy Granchamp Museum
	Manitou MC 5, 1957, on the base of Farmall Cub, 10 hp Continental engine. Manitou is allways at Ancenis, France.
	Renault 7013 tractor, 1954, 32 hp, Perkins engine.
	Renault 7013
	Renault Prairie
	VLR Delaye 4x4
	Unimog 406, 1963 to 1965. Truly off-road, it is most capable than most costom built 4x4 : good ground clearance 440 mm, portal axles with large travel. This 4x4 can be a tractor, a rock crawler or used in a remote expedition vehicle. 110 and 125 hp, payload 3600 kg, total mass 6 000 kg, 90 km/h, fuel consumption 18l/100 km.
	Mercedes MB Trac and Unimog

	Mercedes 911 and 1413, 4x4
	Mercedes Unimog and MB Trac 800
	Steyr Puch
	MAN 4x4
	General view of tractors
	General view of tractors
	General view of tractors
	General view of tractors
	General view of tractors
	General view of tractors

	General view of trucks
	General view of trucks
	General view of trucks
	General views of cars.

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