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The Scharfenberg coupler on a TGV Duplex power car. This automatic
coupler is used when two trainsets are hooked together to make a higher
capacity train (in this case, up to 1090 seats). The horizontal gray
door above the mating plate protects the electrical and pneumatic
connections. The "thumb" protruding forward serves to properly align the
couplers as they approach each other. It actually sticks out of the
nose fairing and is sometimes taken for a Pitot tube! To see this
coupler in action, see the pictures on TGV maintenance.
Photo by Yann Nottara (ynottara@mail.dotcom.fr)
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Duplex trainset 202, power car 29004. The nose, styled by designer Roger Tallon.
Bercy, September 1996. This photo is available as a professional-grade,
3000 x 2000 pixel scan of the original negative.
Photo by Clem Tillier (ctillier@alumni.princeton.edu)
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Another shot of the same unit, in profile. Bercy, September 1996.
This photo is available as a professional-grade,
3000 x 2000 pixel scan of the original negative.
Photo by Clem Tillier (ctillier@alumni.princeton.edu)
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Duplex trainset at the Villeneuve St-Georges maintenance shops in Paris. October 1997.
Photo by Yann Nottara (ynottara@mail.dotcom.fr)
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Duplex trailers at the Villeneuve St-Georges maintenance shops in Paris. You can easily
spot the suspension components and the high voltage roof cable. October 1997.
Photo by Yann Nottara (ynottara@mail.dotcom.fr)
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Duplex trainset 213 (power car 28026) at Gare de Lyon in Paris, 15 June 1997.
Photo by Manfred Kalivoda (psiamtk@ins.at)
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Duplex trainset 213 (power car 28025) at Gare de Lyon in Paris, 15 June 1997.
Photo by Manfred Kalivoda (psiamtk@ins.at)
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A Duplex trainset at Gare de Lyon in Paris, 15 June 1997.
Photo by Manfred Kalivoda (psiamtk@ins.at)
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Duplex trainset testing on the LGV Sud-Est, as seen from the cab of another
TGV. November 1996.
Photo by Yann Nottara (ynottara@mail.dotcom.fr)
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Duplex trainset 201 at the Euralille high speed rail conference in 1995.
Photo: Alan Reekie (aree@dg13.cec.be). Scan: Clem Tillier
(ctillier@alumni.princeton.edu)
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Past meets Future: Duplex trainset 202 and steam locomotive 141TB 424 meet up in the
Mulhouse train station, celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Musée du Chemin de Fer
(rail museum) on 21 September 1996.
Photo by Yann Nottara (ynottara@mail.dotcom.fr)
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Another view of the Mulhouse meeting of Duplex 202 and 141TB 424, 21 September 1996.
Photo by Yann Nottara (ynottara@mail.dotcom.fr)
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The air compressor on Duplex unit 29004, trainset 202. The compressor, one of two per
trainset, is located at the rear of the unit and supplies air for the brakes. Behind the
compressor you can see one of the fusible horizontal structural members, which deform and
absorb energy in the event of a collision. The yellow tint is due to the incandescent
lighting of the engine room.
Photo by Clem Tillier (ctillier@alumni.princeton.edu)
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A full size crash test was carried out to evaluate the crumple zones
integrated into Duplex end trailers. This was followed by another crash
test of a Duplex power car. These tests serve to validate computer models
of crash behavior. Optical targets and brightly painted surfaces allow
precise measurement of deformations as observed by high speed cameras. The
test was carried out in the day time, but the short exposure time makes
the background sky appear underexposed (the test train is brightly lit).
Compare this photo with this one to see just how much of the structure
has collapsed! Date circa 1994.
Photo published in La Vie du Rail.
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TGV Duplex
