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The most numerous steam locomotive class France had, was the American and Canadian-built [[SNCF Class 141R|141.R class]]. Of the 1,340 locomotives ordered, however, only 1,323 entered service since sixteen engines were lost at sea during a storm off the coast of Newfoundland while being shipped to France, while one more was lost in [[Marseille]] harbour. They were praised for being easy to maintain and proved to be very reliable, which may account for the fact that they remained in service until the very end of the steam era in 1975. Twelve of these locomotives have been preserved.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Hand|first=Victor|title=Mikados ''for France''|magazine=[[Classic Trains]]|publisher=[[Kalmbach Publishing|Kalmbach]]|pages=55-59|date=Fall 2023|volume=27|number=3}}</ref>