Mk2 Jet Train (RTG), seen at Portbou (French sector, 1435mm-4ft8in), for the Centenary of the Perpignan-Figueres coastal line.
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At that time, the French sector was still devoid of catenary, as the Narbonne-Portbou route was only wired up in Spring 1982.
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But for the oil shocks, that route would conversely have accommodated RTG services to/from Toulouse and Marseilles.
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Portbou (French sector).
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December 1978.
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Photo by Xavier Tomas (euromed@tranvia.org) (Acknowledgements).
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Posting and comment by P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)