La passion des trains / Trains passion
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Le train TEE "Etendard", qui effectuait la liaison Paris-Austerlitz / Bordeaux, était un train à la livrée magnifique: les voitures "Grand Confort" argentées traversées par un bandeau rouge réhaussé d'orange étaient du plus bel effet, surtout emmenées par les non moins superbes CC6500, revêtues de la même livrée... Quand on voit aujourd'hui ces machines cantonnées à des tâches minables, on ne peut que regretter le temps de leur spendeur... La formation présentée est celle de la période allant de fin 1971 à l'hiver 1984.
The TEE "Flag" train, which was linking Paris-Austerlitz with Bordeaux, was a train with a splendid livery: silvery "Grand Confort" passengers coaches crossed by a red stripe set off by orange lines were looking extremely nice, especially when hauled by a not less superb CC6500, in the same livery ... When we see today these machines restricted to lousy tasks, we can only regret the time of their glory ... The composition shown here is typical of the period from late 1971 to winter 1984.
One of the oldest famous trains, Southern-Express was created on October 21st, 1887, linking Paris with Irun with a connection for Madrid and Lisbon. First operated with steam locomotives, and including pullman cars in the early 20's, it switched to electric traction in 1926, led by 2D2 engines. The composition presented here is that of 1956, a BB9200 hauling a splendid train of stainless steel DEV coaches, a "blue restaurant" and Pullman cars, quite similar than contemporary composition of the "Mistral".
Le Mistral, qui relie Paris à Nice via Marseille, a été créé le 14.05.1950; sa version "56" est apparue à l'été 1956; il est ici présenté dans sa composition Nice-Marseille de la période hiver 1956 - été 1965, tracté par une 141R à fuel.
The "Mistral", which connects Paris and Nice via Marseilles, was created the 14.05.1950; its version “56” appeared at the summer 1956; it is presented here in its Nice-Marseilles composition of the period winter 1956 - summer 1965, hauled by a 141R steam locomotive, fuel powered.
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