Garfield Posted May 20, 2012 Posted May 20, 2012 This TGV was being transferred to a new depot and had to travel via an unelectrified line. A CC72000 class loco got the job of hauling it... [video=youtube_share;F6KiKXTh_14] Quote
Warbonnet Posted May 20, 2012 Posted May 20, 2012 Very nice video Patrick. I do like the CC72000s. A whiff of BR class 56 off them sound wise, hope they're more reliable. On the subject of TGV drags there was of course this one to and from St. Pancras back in March featuring a postal TGV. [video=youtube;Kkybt1JXE-o] Quote
201bhoy Posted May 20, 2012 Posted May 20, 2012 This TGV was being transferred to a new depot and had to travel via an unelectrified line. A CC72000 class loco got the job of hauling it... [video=youtube_share;F6KiKXTh_14] Looks like somewhere in western France. The line out to St-Malo wasn't electrified for a long time and there were often diesel-hauled TGVs from Paris to there. Quote
Garfield Posted May 20, 2012 Author Posted May 20, 2012 (edited) Looks like somewhere in western France. The line out to St-Malo wasn't electrified for a long time and there were often diesel-hauled TGVs from Paris to there. It's in the Île-de-France region, not all that far away from Paris. Speaking of which... I'll be getting some French loco-hauled action this week when I travel from Paris to Clermont-Ferrand. It's usually a Sybic that's in charge of the trains on this route. For years, the train departed from Gare de Lyon, but last year switched to Bercy. It's not as grand, but the route out of Paris now involves travelling by some marshalling yards, normally with long lines of decommissioned locos occupying some of the roads and some 'locotracteurs' pottering about. Edited May 20, 2012 by Garfield Quote
201bhoy Posted May 20, 2012 Posted May 20, 2012 The sybics are my favourite locos... I always used a sybic or the roco 22200 to haul my Luna couchettes Quote
Garfield Posted May 21, 2012 Author Posted May 21, 2012 Do you have the Jouef Sybic? Stunning looking model... Quote
201bhoy Posted May 21, 2012 Posted May 21, 2012 Yeah I have two one orange, one en voyage... I have a multiservices Piko one but it doesn't urn very well. Quote
Garfield Posted May 21, 2012 Author Posted May 21, 2012 Nice! Have to say I love the En Voyage livery... it especially suits the BB67000s. Any time I travel behind a Sybic, though, it's always one in the old béton colours. I'm not complaining, though! Meant to say... one of the things I miss about not getting Clermont-Ferrand trains from Gare de Lyon anymore is that Bercy doesn't have station pilots - the train reverses into the platform. At Gare de Lyon they have older electrics that bring the coaches in, the loco in charge of the service hooks up, and the pilot waits until the train has departed before whirring off to its next duty. A nice opportunity to see some older motive power... Quote
201bhoy Posted May 21, 2012 Posted May 21, 2012 Wait! To the trains to Clermont Ferrand go from Bercy now? Last time I was there (about two years ago) the only trains that ran from Bercy were the corail interictés and the Palatino to Rome and the Venice train. I love the Beton livery myself... I go to Nice every august and most of the long-distance night trains are either pulled by Sybics or 22200s... I did see a Sybic double heading once which was brilliant! Quote
Garfield Posted May 21, 2012 Author Posted May 21, 2012 Wait! To the trains to Clermont Ferrand go from Bercy now? Last time I was there (about two years ago) the only trains that ran from Bercy were the corail interictés and the Palatino to Rome and the Venice train. I love the Beton livery myself... I go to Nice every august and most of the long-distance night trains are either pulled by Sybics or 22200s... I did see a Sybic double heading once which was brilliant! Yep, I think it was originally meant to be a temporary arrangement last year when there were some track upgrades taking place in the Paris area, but its still the case now. Bercy is a LOT quieter... no TGVs About Corail... all long range services are under the 'Intercités' banner now. 'Téoz' was scrapped a short while ago. Quote
201bhoy Posted May 22, 2012 Posted May 22, 2012 Yep, I think it was originally meant to be a temporary arrangement last year when there were some track upgrades taking place in the Paris area, but its still the case now. Bercy is a LOT quieter... no TGVs About Corail... all long range services are under the 'Intercités' banner now. 'Téoz' was scrapped a short while ago. Whaaaaaaaaaaat? Never realised that! Quote
Garfield Posted May 22, 2012 Author Posted May 22, 2012 Whaaaaaaaaaaat? Never realised that! Yep, just a few months ago. I'm gonna miss the brightly-coloured Téoz coach rakes... Quote
201bhoy Posted May 22, 2012 Posted May 22, 2012 Yep, just a few months ago. I'm gonna miss the brightly-coloured Téoz coach rakes... yeah, I remember there was a 13.30 train that always left Nice Ville for Bordeaux and I always went to see it... Quote
Garfield Posted May 22, 2012 Author Posted May 22, 2012 yeah, I remember there was a 13.30 train that always left Nice Ville for Bordeaux and I always went to see it... I'm sure a lot of coaches will carry the vinyls for a while longer. SNCF aren't exactly quick at repainting their stock! Sure there's still lots of blue diesels zooming around the place... that's like having locos here still wearing the Supertrain livery or NIR maroon! Quote
201bhoy Posted May 22, 2012 Posted May 22, 2012 I'm sure a lot of coaches will carry the vinyls for a while longer. SNCF aren't exactly quick at repainting their stock! Sure there's still lots of blue diesels zooming around the place... that's like having locos here still wearing the Supertrain livery or NIR maroon! Well I suppose when you have such a big fleet it's a lot harder to get all of it repainted I suppose that's why the vast majority of the sybics are still wearing beton livery; there's over 200 of them to paint! We Irish get it easy with our small fleets! Quote
Warbonnet Posted May 22, 2012 Posted May 22, 2012 A mate of mine has been shooting some vids in France recently, enjoy! Quote
201bhoy Posted May 22, 2012 Posted May 22, 2012 Some lovely footage there! Where's that, somewhere near Germany or Luxembourg? I think that was Nachtzug from Berlin near the start. Quote
Garfield Posted May 25, 2012 Author Posted May 25, 2012 In 6 hours I'll be Corailing across France. Quote
201bhoy Posted May 25, 2012 Posted May 25, 2012 In 6 hours I'll be Corailing across France. Make sure to take plenty of photos Quote
RedRich Posted May 25, 2012 Posted May 25, 2012 In 6 hours I'll be Corailing across France. I hope you enjoy it Pat. Rich, Quote
RedRich Posted May 25, 2012 Posted May 25, 2012 Yeah I have two one orange, one en voyage... I have a multiservices Piko one but it doesn't urn very well. I could be wrong Vincent, but didn't Marklin produce a Sybic in H0 some years ago. Rich, Quote
201bhoy Posted May 25, 2012 Posted May 25, 2012 I could be wrong Vincent, but didn't Marklin produce a Sybic in H0 some years ago. Rich, Yep. I got a second-hand one in a Berlin model shop a few years ago for only 90 euro it's a pity I never got round to running it.. I might sell it now... Quote
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