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"Grand-Confort" car n° 61 87 18-99 016-5 A8tu. Pau (64), 04/1986. Photo Jean-Pierre Vergez-Larrouy (jean-pierre.vergez@tele2.fr) |
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SNCF "Grand-Confort" car n° 61 87 18-99 045-8 A8u. Pau (64), 04/1986. Photo Jean-Pierre Vergez-Larrouy (jean-pierre.vergez@tele2.fr) |
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«Le Capitôle du matin» from Paris just arrived in Toulouse.
This train is composed of «Grand Confort» cars. The 1st class
cars, as shown, still have the TRANS EUROP EXPRESS inscription
above the windows.
Toulouse, 1991
Photo: tobias b köhler |
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«Le Capitôle» Paris - Toulouse has both 1st and 2nd class cars
since the 1980s. The 2nd class cars were rebuilt from 1st class
open plan cars, and are marked with a green stripe above the
windows, and no TEE inscription.
Toulouse, 1991
Photo: tobias b köhler |
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Detail view of the sliding doors in SNCF Grand Confort cars.
Toulouse, 1991
Photo: tobias b köhler |
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Grand Confort generator car on one end of «Le Capitôle du
matin», being refueled. The SNCF TEE cars were built with
380 V, 50 Hz 3-phase AC supply, which simplified the
equipment of each car, but required a generator car. The
advantage is that you can pull these trains with all
locomotives, regardless of HEP capability. You can also see the slightly slanted sidewalls of the Grand Confort cars, which were prepared for tilting (but a tilting system was never installed). Toulouse, 1991
Photo: tobias b köhler |
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TEE "Grand Confort":
Bar/1st-class car (A3rtu), seen upon turnaround between Rapide (à supplément) 75 "Capitole du Matin" (Paris Austerlitz--->Toulouse Matabiau) and 76 "Capitole du Soir" (Toulouse Matabiau--->Paris Austerlitz). Toulouse. November 1990.
Photo by Arnaud Grandclaude (Acknowledgements).
Posting and comment by P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr). |
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TEE "Grand Confort":
Bar/1st-class car (A3rtu), seen in the consist of Rapide (à supplément) 77 "Capitole du Soir" (Paris Austerlitz--->Toulouse Matabiau), 3 months ahead of the Corail+ substitution (24th September 1995). Toulouse-Matabiau. June 1995.
Photo by Arnaud Grandclaude (Acknowledgements).
Posting and comment by P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr). |
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TEE "Grand Confort":
Bar/1st-class car (A3rtu), seen in the consist of Rapide (à supplément) 77 "Capitole du Soir" (Paris Austerlitz--->Toulouse Matabiau), 3 months ahead of the Corail+ substitution (24th September 1995). Toulouse-Matabiau. June 1995.
Photo by Arnaud Grandclaude (Acknowledgements).
Posting and comment by P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr). |
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TEE "Grand Confort":
1st-class, Open-room car (A8tu), seen in the consist of Rapide 77 (à supplément) "Capitole du Soir" (Paris Austerlitz--->Toulouse Matabiau). Paris-Austerlitz. November 1990.
Photo by Arnaud Grandclaude (Acknowledgements).
Posting and comment by P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr). |
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TEE "Grand Confort":
Unidentified 2nd-class cars (B8u or B8tu), seen in the consist of Pilgrimage service 36440 (Lourdes--->Bressuire), running through the Landes forest at 160km/h. As all Paris-Nantes/Bordeaux flagship services had been ousted by LGV Atlantique, some of these "Grand Confort" idle cars then joined the charter fleet, primarily to run on daytime Pilgrimage services... Mid-90s.
Photo by Arnaud Grandclaude (Acknowledgements).
Posting and comment by P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr). |
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TEE "Grand Confort":
Unidentified 2nd-class cars (B8u or B8tu), seen in the consist of EC 203/2 "Victor Hugo" (Paris Est--->Luxembourg Ville). Paris-Est. 26th June 1999.
Photo by Arnaud Grandclaude (Acknowledgements).
Posting and comment by P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr). |
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TEE "Grand Confort":
Unidentified 2nd-class cars (B8u or B8tu), seen in the consist of EC 203/2 "Victor Hugo" (Paris Est--->Luxembourg Ville). Paris-Est. 25th June 1999.
Photo by Arnaud Grandclaude (Acknowledgements).
Posting and comment by P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr). |
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TEE "Grand Confort":
2nd-class Compartment-cars (B8u, ex-A8u), seen in the consist of Rapide 357/6 "Le Mosellan" (Paris Est--->Luxembourg Ville). This service was running with a mixed formation, dividing at Metz:
• 4 Corail cars (front): Paris Est--->Luxembourg Ville;
Paris-Est. 26th June 1999.
Photo by Arnaud Grandclaude (Acknowledgements).
Posting and comment by P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr). |
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TEE "Grand Confort":
2nd-class Compartment-cars (B8u, ex-A8u), seen in the consist of EC 205/4 "Victor Hugo" (Luxembourg Ville--->Paris Est), at its final destination, while reversing back to the sidings of Paris-Ourcq. 2 days later, "Grand Confort" stock was to complete its very last journey ever in revenue service... Paris-Est. 3rd September 1999.
Photo by Arnaud Grandclaude (Acknowledgements).
Posting and comment by P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr). |
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TEE "Grand Confort":
2nd-class Compartment-cars (B8u, ex-A8u), 61 87 28_99 003_6, awaiting its turn in the Death Corridor... Ambérieu. 15th March 2000.
Photo by Michel Lavertu (michel.lavertu@wanadoo.fr) (Acknowledgements).
Posting and comment by P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr). |
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TEE "Grand Confort":
2nd-class Compartment-cars (B8u, ex-A8u), 61 87 28_99 003_6.
Photo by Michel Lavertu (michel.lavertu@wanadoo.fr) (Acknowledgements).
Posting and comment by P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr). |
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TEE "Grand Confort":
2nd-class, open-room car (B9½tu, ex-A8tu), seen in the consist of EC 205/4 "Victor Hugo" (Luxembourg Ville--->Paris Est). Thionville. 23rd February 1998.
Photo by Michel Lavertu (michel.lavertu@wanadoo.fr) (Acknowledgements).
Posting and comment by P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr). |
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TEE "Grand Confort":
2nd-class, open-room car (B9½tu, ex-A8tu), seen in the consist of EC 205/4 "Victor Hugo" (Luxembourg Ville--->Paris Est). Thionville. 23rd February 1998.
Photo by Michel Lavertu (michel.lavertu@wanadoo.fr) (Acknowledgements).
Posting and comment by P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr). |
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TEE "Grand Confort":
2nd-class, open-room car (B9½tu, ex-A8tu), seen in the consist of EC 205/4 "Victor Hugo" (Luxembourg Ville--->Paris Est). 2 days later, "Grand Confort" stock was to complete its very last journey ever in revenue service... Luxembourg-Ville. 3rd September 1999.
Photo by Arnaud Grandclaude (Acknowledgements).
Posting and comment by P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr). |
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TEE "Grand Confort":
2nd-class, open-room car (B9½tu, ex-A8tu), seen in the consist of EC 205/4 "Victor Hugo" (Luxembourg Ville--->Paris Est), at its final destination, awaiting the Class 16500 that was to shunt it back to the sidings of Paris-Ourcq. 2 days thereafter, "Grand Confort" stock was to complete its very last journey ever in revenue service... Paris-Est. 3rd September 1999.
Photo by Arnaud Grandclaude (Acknowledgements).
Posting and comment by P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr). |
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TEE "Grand Confort":
Generator/Luggage-van/1st-class car (A4Dtux), seen in the consist of TEE 62 "Stanislas" (Strasbourg Ville--->Paris Est). Strasbourg-Ville. 7th May 1981.
Photo by Michel Lavertu (michel.lavertu@wanadoo.fr) (Acknowledgements).
Posting and comment by P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr). |
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TEE "Grand Confort":
Generator/Luggage-van/1st-class car (B3Dtux), seen upon turnaround between Rapide (à supplément) 75 "Capitole du Matin" (Paris Austerlitz--->Toulouse Matabiau) and 76 "Capitole du Soir" (Toulouse Matabiau--->Paris Austerlitz). Since the late-80s, the 1st-class area had been declassified, yet left in original condition. Toulouse. 1990.
Photo by Arnaud Grandclaude (Acknowledgements).
Posting and comment by P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr). |
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TEE "Grand Confort":
Generator/Luggage-van/1st-class car (B3Dtux), seen in the consist of Rapide 184 (à supplément) "Etendard" (Bordeaux St Jean--->Paris Austerlitz).
Since the late-80s, the 1st-class area had been declassified, yet left in original condition. Libourne. September 1990.
Photo by Arnaud Grandclaude (Acknowledgements).
Posting and comment by P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr). |
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TEE "Grand Confort":
Generator/Luggage-van/1st-class car (B3Dtux), seen in the consist of EC 203/4 "Victor Hugo" (Paris Est--->Luxembourg Ville). Since the late-80s, the 1st-class area had been declassified, yet left in original condition. Bondy. 26th June 1999.
Photo by Arnaud Grandclaude (Acknowledgements).
Posting and comment by P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr). |
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TEE "Grand Confort":
Generator/Luggage-van/1st-class car (B3Dtux), seen in the consist of Rapide 1616 (Metz Ville--->Paris Est). Since the late-80s, the 1st-class area had been declassified, yet left in original condition. Paris-Est. 11th August 1999.
Photo by Arnaud Grandclaude (Acknowledgements).
Posting and comment by P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr). |
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TEE "Grand Confort":
Generator/Luggage-van/1st-class car (B3Dtux), seen in the consist of EC 203/4 "Victor Hugo" (Luxembourg Ville--->Paris Est). Since the late-80s, the 1st-class area had been declassified, yet left in original condition. 2 days later, "Grand Confort" stock was to complete its very last journey ever in revenue service... Luxembourg-Ville. 3rd September 1999.
Photo by Arnaud Grandclaude (Acknowledgements).
Posting and comment by P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr). |
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TEE "Grand Confort":
Restaurant-car (Vru), seen in the consist of Rapide 75 (à supplément) "Capitole du Matin" (Paris Austerlitz--->Toulouse Matabiau). Cahors. 1990.
Photo by Arnaud Grandclaude (Acknowledgements).
Posting and comment by P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr). |
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TEE "Grand Confort".
Braking tests on the formation which was to run on Rapide 76 (à supplément) "Capitole du Soir" (Toulouse Matabiau--->Paris Austerlitz). Toulouse-Matabiau. 22nd August 1991.
Photo by Arnaud Grandclaude (Acknowledgements).
Posting and comment by P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr). |
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TEE "Grand Confort":
TEE 77 "Capitole du Soir" (Paris Austerlitz--->Toulouse Matabiau). At that time, this was the only "Capitole" which still ran as a TEE (1st-class only), along with the Northbound TEE 74 "Capitole du Matin". The other pair of "Capitole" services (75 and 76) had indeed just been dowgraded to dual-class Rapide (yet à supplément) on 23rd May 1982... This surviving TEE pair was eventually to have the same fate, on 30th September 1984. Brétigny 14th June 1982
Photo by Bernard Vieu (bernard.vieu@wanadoo.fr) (Acknowledgements).
Posting and comment by P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr). |
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63 87 SNCF 89 89 091-7 B3Dtux.(ex "Grand-Confort") Pau (64), 29/06/2005. Photo Jean-Pierre Vergez-Larrouy (jean-pierre.vergez@tele2.fr) |
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SNCF, Lille, France
Radio engineering special car stabled at Lille Flandres station Photo taken 13/11/02 by Bastien Nonque - bastien59n@yahoo.fr |
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SNCF, Lille, France
A special working car ("radio engineering") parked in Lille Flandres "Paris Austerlitz" was given on the door as destination. Don't hesitate to mail me if you know more about this car ! Photo taken 13/11/02 by Bastien Nonque (bastien59n@yahoo.fr) |
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