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A pair of PSE trainsets charges through the hills near Tonnerre. The zoom shot
highlights the dramatic grades on the high speed lines, which go up to
35 in 1000 on a common basis. High speed trains can coast up these hills
without much loss in speed.
Photo by F. Dechamps (fdechamps@wanadoo.fr)
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A profile shot of PSE trainset 06 in motion. The red decal on the
cab's emergency escape hatch is a sponsorship of the Albertville winter
Olympic Games. Such decals are sometimes applied to the TGV fleet,
as they were again for the 1998 Soccer World Cup.
Photo by F. Dechamps (fdechamps@wanadoo.fr)
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A PSE trainset running through a curve on the LGV Sud-Est. Note the zig
zag in the catenary, at a constant 5 meters above the rail. This is
common practice in electric railways and spreads the wear on the pantograph
contact surface, which is made of graphite. The stubs at ground level
between the tracks were used during construction as a reference for alignment
of the curve transition.
Photo by F. Dechamps (fdechamps@wanadoo.fr)
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Two PSE trainsets meet on the LGV Sud-Est, at a closing velocity of
about 540 km/h (336 mph). Note the thick bed of ballast, necessary for
proper support of the high speed line. This shot must have been quite
an experience for our photographer, with all the wind, sound and motion...
not to mention danger!
Photo by F. Dechamps (fdechamps@wanadoo.fr)
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Two PSE trainsets framing a third, in an artistic shot taken at Gare
de Lyon in Paris.
Photo by Romain Dermejean (romain.dermejean@wanadoo.fr)
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A PSE trainset arriving at Avignon on the morning of 15 June 1997.
Photo by Manfred Kalivoda (psiamtk@ins.at)
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Two PSE trainsets await departure at Paris Gare de Lyon, on 15 June 1997.
Photo by Manfred Kalivoda (psiamtk@ins.at)
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A TGV PSE bogie on newly renovated trainset 15. The number visible
in the photo (TGVR Brux 423015) can be decoded as follows: TGVR means
TGV trailer, 'B' indicates second class, 'r' means there is a food
galley in this trailer, 'u' indicates air conditioning, and 'x' some
kind of special compartment (such as a conductor's office). 423015
means this is the fourth trailer of a PSE trainset (23000 series),
trainset number 15. The holes in the corner of each carbody are lift
points. Villeneuve St-Georges maintenance shops, October 1997.
Photo by Yann Nottara (ynottara@mail.dotcom.fr)
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PSE trainset 34, just after mid-life overhaul. The trainset features
a new and more comfortable interior.
Photo by Yann Nottara (ynottara@mail.dotcom.fr)
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PSE trainset 34, as above
Photo by Yann Nottara (ynottara@mail.dotcom.fr)
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Renovated TGV trainset 34 at the Villeneuve St-Georges maintenance shops,
October 1997. Out with the orange, in with the silver!
Photo by Yann Nottara (ynottara@mail.dotcom.fr)
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Sud-Est (PSE) trainset 30, after undergoing overhaul at the shops in Bischheim (near
Strasbourg), October 1996. The orange paint is gone, in favor of the standard blue and
silver livery. The interior of the PSE trainsets is being redone to the TGV Réseau style.
In the foreground, several shop bogies are parked on a storage track. These bogies are
used to move TGV trailers about, when they are taken out of a trainset. Since the trailers
are articulated, they do not have wheels on both ends when separated.
Photo by Yann Nottara (ynottara@mail.dotcom.fr)
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Half of a PSE trainset, in overhaul at the Bischheim shops. They are shuttled around
the facility by a Y7100 "locotracteur". October 1996.
Photo by Yann Nottara (ynottara@mail.dotcom.fr)
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