Morocco

The CFM, Chemins de Fer du Maroc (Railroad of Morocco), was originally built by the French Army. The DRS6-4-660 was built solely for the French Supply Council, 106 were ordered. 100 went to the SNCF and 6 went the CFM, DB-401 to DB-406, c/n 73468-73473. In 1963 the Kingdom of Morocco took over the French owned railroads and merged them into the ONCF (Office National des Chemins de Fer Marocains).

ONCF DB 405
photos by: Philip Wormald
Taza Morocco - 2006/11/24
 ONCF DB 405

DRS6-4-660
c/n 73472, b/d 11/1947

 ONCF DB 405
 ONCF DB 405

Thanks to Philip Wormald for permission to use these photos, see "Phil's Loco Photos" for more excellent rail photos from around the world.


Summary of Baldwin diesels delivered new to Morocco
Information courtesy of Jean-Pierre Vergez

Chemins de Fer du Maroc (CFM)
  • DRS-6-4-1500, c/n 72645 to 72649, of 1947 were delivered new to Chemins de Fer du Maroc as CFM 040 DA 11 to 15. Circa 1948,
    they were renumbered as CFM 040 DA 301 to 305. To ONCF(Office Chérifien des Chemins de Fer) with the same numbers
  • DRS-6-4-1500, c/n 74287 and 74288, of 1949 were delivered new to CFM as 040 DA 306 and 307. To ONCF with same numbers.
  • DRS-6-4-1500, c/n 75108 to 75109, of 1951 were delivered new to CFM as 040 DA 308 and 309. To ONCF with same numbers.
  • DRS-6-4-660, c/n 73468 to 73473, of 1948 were delivered new to CFM as 040 DB 401 to 406. To ONCF with the same numbers.
  • DRS-6-4-1500, c/n 75524 to 75526, of 1952 were delivered new to CFM as 040 DC 331 to 333. Later renumbered as 040 DA 310 to 312,
    they were different from the first batch of 040 DA, because they had the cab at the end.
    That's all for Baldwins delivered new to CFM, but:
    CFT(Chemins de fer Tunisiens) 040 DA 301 to 304 (c/n 73216 to 73219/1946) were sold to CFM in 1958.
    After power reducing to 750 hp, they were renumbered as CFM 040 DA 321 to 324.
    To ONCF with same numbers.

    Chemin de fer Méditerranée-Niger (NM)
  • DRS-6-4-1500, c/n 72650 to 72653, of 1947 were delivered new to Office du chemin de fer Méditerranée-Niger as 040 DA 351 to 354,
    when the company disapeared in 1962, at the end of Algeria War, they were transfered to Morocco and renumbered as ONCF 040 DA 313 to 316
  • DRS-6-4-1500, c/n 73349 and 73350, of 1947 were delivered new to MN as 040 DA 355 and 356. To ONCF as 040 DA 317 to 318 in 1962.

    Office Chérifien des Phosphates (OCP)
  • DRS-6-4-750, c/n 74673, built in 1949, running number 6 in OCP and was in use in Khouribga network


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