SNCF_TGV_P01.jpg (75882 bytes)

TGV P01 tilting prototype in Alstom's plant at la Rochelle, to be equipped with a counter tilting pantograph mounted on the roof of the trailer nr. 8, 25/05/2000. Photo by Romain Viellard (ceferist@hotmail.com)

TGV_P01_1.jpg (50928 bytes)

SNCF Tilting TGV prototype (rebuilt from TGV PSE) Tilting test TGV at the workshop Bischheim, where it has been modified from TGV PSE N° 101. Only the coaches are tilting on this train. Photo taken in Bischheim (near Strasbourg), on February 15th 1998. Photo by Eric Boudaille - Eric.et.Marie@hol.fr Scan by Benoit Gehant - bgehant@ese-metz.fr

TGV_P01_2.jpg (90319 bytes)

SNCF Tilting TGV prototype (rebuilt from TGV PSE) Tilting test TGV at the workshop Bischheim, where it has been modified from TGV PSE N° 101. Only the coaches are tilting on this train. Photo taken in Bischheim (near Strasbourg), on February 15th 1998. Photo by Eric Boudaille - Eric.et.Marie@hol.fr Scan by Benoit Gehant - bgehant@ese-metz.fr

TGV_P01_3.jpg (85380 bytes)

SNCF Tilting TGV prototype (rebuilt from TGV PSE) Tilting test TGV at the workshop Bischheim, where it has been modified from TGV PSE N° 101. Only the coaches are tilting on this train. Photo taken in Bischheim (near Strasbourg), on February 15th 1998. Photo by Eric Boudaille - Eric.et.Marie@hol.fr Scan by Benoit Gehant - bgehant@ese-metz.fr

TGV_P01_4.jpg (90451 bytes)

SNCF Tilting TGV prototype (rebuilt from TGV PSE) Tilting test TGV at the workshop Bischheim, where it has been modified from TGV PSE N° 101. Only the coaches are tilting on this train. Photo taken in Bischheim (near Strasbourg), on February 15th 1998. Photo by Eric Boudaille - Eric.et.Marie@hol.fr Scan by Benoit Gehant - bgehant@ese-metz.fr

TGV_P_01_-_aa.jpg (58042 bytes)

SNCF, TGV P 01 Current system : 1,5 kV= and 25 kV~ 50 Hz Close-up view of TGV P 01 at Paris-Bercy on Saturday 12th September 1998. Photo and scan : Ph. Matuch (ph.matuch@webmails.com)

bogie_pendulaire.jpg (56777 bytes)

SNCF Tilting TGV prototype (rebuilt from TGV PSE) Tilting intermediate bogie of the tilting test TGV. On this picture, you can see the pneumatic secondary suspension above the tilting system, that is painted in red. Photo taken in Bischheim (near Strasbourg), on February 15th 1998. Photo by Eric Boudaille - Eric.et.Marie@hol.fr Scan by Benoit Gehant - bgehant@ese-metz.fr

tgv_p4.jpg (105656 bytes)

TGV Pendulaire prototype visits Berlin for the Eurailspeed 98. Photo and scan by Reinhold Rennert (http://sun-ipx1.bg.tu-berlin.de/~reinhold).

tgv_p5.jpg (144375 bytes)

It seems to be a "Pendolino-Exhibition". Here is the tilting version of the TGV, called TGV Pendulaire, a rebuilt TGV PSE. As far as I know, there is only one prototype of this train in the moment, so it is rarely seen. Eurailspeed 98 Berlin-Grunewald. Photo and scan by Reinhold Rennert (http://sun-ipx1.bg.tu-berlin.de/~reinhold).

tgvp.jpg (52989 bytes)

Eurailspeed '98, Berlin: TGV Pendulaire with tilting technology (France) Photo and scan by Tobias Nink and Michael Weingärtner ( Tobias' Homepage - Micha's Homepage )

ETR500TGVP.jpg (68496 bytes)

FS ETR 500 (right) and SNCF TGV Pendulaire (left). On the right you can see a little of the Thalys PBKA and the ICN of SBB CFF FFS. Eurailspeed Berlin 1998 Photo: tobias b köhler

ETR500_TGVP.jpg (72194 bytes)

FS ETR 500, 2nd series power car (for 3 kV DC and 25 kV 50 Hz AC). On the right you see the experimental TGV Pendulaire. Eurailspeed 1998, Berlin. Photo: tobias b köhler