Foo'bar needs help: french 040D steam engine

[JVM]

Thanks! I am much honoured...

I think you could probably use the "Nord" plate as well (true also for 230 and 231 for instance) as it means the ex-"Nord" company network to become the NORD SNCF network, which is the one of interest for SoW BoB.
It is perfectly possible that not all the loco got the "SNCF" logo plate in time for some reason.

I also believe that the registration shown "040 D 245" designated an ex G8.1 loco belonging to the EST SNCF network.
The NORD network got also G8.1 but SNCF-registered as "2-040 D 1 (to 212)" and 501 to 555.

On the front marking the region designator ("2" here) is usually missing.

Amically

JV

PS What kind of combat flight simulation is this where we exchange about the finer points of loco registration?