Originally used by the CdF de l'Etat then the SNCF after nationalisation from the beginning of 1938. They had a relatively short lifespan due to high fuel consumption and the last was withfrawn in 1958.
Of the 88 Bugatti railcars only one was preserved: number four of the first Présidentiel series, built in 1934. It was used as an inspection vehicle until 1970. In 1980 the Bugatti was restored to its original condition and nowadays stands in the Cité du Train museum at Mulhouse, not far from the place where it was built over 90 years ago.
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