Original sentence: The SNCF 240P class was a group of 37 4-8-0 steam locomotives designed by André Chapelon, and regarded by some, as one of his best designs.These 4-8-0s were created to tackle the gradients of the line to Toulouse, steeper than those to Bordeaux
Edited sentence: SNCF south-east.SNCF south-west.The SNCF 4-240A class and SNCF 5-240P class was a group of 37 (12 + 25) 4-8-0 steam locomotives designed by André Chapelon, and regarded by some, as one of his best designs.These 12 4-8-0s were created to tackle the 1:10 gradients of the Brive to Montauban division of the line from Paris to Toulouse, steeper than those to Bordeaux.These 25 4-8-0s were created by 1940 to tackle the 1:12 gradient of the Les Laumes to Dijon division of the line from Paris to Lyon.Used in passenger and fast freight services between Paris and Lyon.Withdrawn by 1950 with the electrification of the Paris - Dijon section