MEETING AGC / CC 7102

In Beaune station (between Dijon and Lyon), on february 19th 2004, Bombardier's new AGC was showed to the public of the Région Bourgogne. It is the first dual power (electric/diesel) AGC officially delivered to SNCF, numbered X-75501/2.
A meeting was organized with the historic electric loco CC 7102, to remind that 50 years ago, on february 21st 1954, a similar locomotive (CC 7121) broke the world speed record, reaching 243 km/h near Beaune.

Digital photo by Romain VIELLARD (ceferist@wanadoo.fr)