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A renovated PSE trainset recedes into the distance after passing through Mâcon-Loché station at full speed. 2001 Photo. Photo by Trainsearch, trainsearch.htmlplanet.com |
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A renovated PSE trainset passing Cluny. 1998 Photo. Photo by Pim van Bree (stealthman@wish.net) |
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Tri-voltage trainset 110 in Zurich, Switzerland. After mid-life overhaul all tri-voltage trainsets were painted in the new Ligne de Coeur livery, identifiable by the red window band and heart logos. Note that on the power car, one of the access panels was replaced with an unrepainted orange panel from the TGV parts stock! 2000 Photo. Photo by Mattias Martensson (mattias.ma@telia.com) |
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Close up of trainset 110 showing the Ligne de Coeur logo on the TGV power car. 2000 photo. Photo by Mattias Martensson (mattias.ma@telia.com) |
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The bar car of trainset 110 in Zurich, in Ligne de Coeur livery. 2000 photo. Photo by Mattias Martensson (mattias.ma@telia.com) |
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A second-class door on trainset 110 in Zurich, showing the Ligne de Coeur logo. 2000 photo. Photo by Mattias Martensson (mattias.ma@telia.com) |
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The original spring-based secondary suspension on a TGV Sud-Est trainset. The suspension was totally redesigned after the trainsets entered service. Over a span of a couple of years (1983-84) the entire TGV fleet was equipped with a pneumatic secondary suspension (see article). Photo by Tobias Köhler (unci@furry.de) |
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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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