High speed train TGV Paris Sud-Est SNCF, série 1 to 102
operating voltage: 25 kV 50 Hz AC, 1.5 kV DC, and 15 kV AC pour les rames circulant en Switzerland
delivery date: 1978 to 1985
power: 6450 kW
speed limit: 260 km/h then 270 km/h
arrangement: driving unit + 8 trailers + driving unit
passenger capacity (1ére/2éme): 108/260 seats
length: 200.20 meters
weigth: 385 tonnes
service: new fast high speed line Paris-Lyon and region Sud-Est
the TGV PSE 16 détenait le record de vitesse with 380 km/h le 26 février 1981
About theRTL TGV
Tuesday June 16th, 1981, it was the first TGV journey between Paris-Gare de Lyon and Montchanin, with passengers and without any journalists or technicians.It was the TGV trainset n°24 which was used for this journey. One trailer had the seats removed in order to leave place for a mini-studio with mixing table, sunlights, drums and one piano. Departure at 11h18 Gare de Lyon, enter in the fast track at de St-Florentin at 12h35 to reach the speed of 260 km/h, and then arrival at Le Creusot-Montceau les Mines-Montchanin station at 13h20. The radio progamme La Grande Parade de RTL was broadcast in real time from the TGV between 11h00 and 13h30.
special issue delivered during the preview of opening services of the high speed line TGV Paris-Sud-Est (June 16th, 1981)
- driving unit TGV PSE SNCF layoutation RTL,
based on Jouef model ref. 8631 (ou 5470?) driving unit TGV Paris Sud-Est SNCF
roof and body in U shape, made in one orange plastic part
metallic pantographs
no registered number
front lights and front windows made in one transparent plastic part
plastic frame orange
embossed characters Jouef and Made in France under frame
frame and roof clipped together, visible holes on body sides
- driving unit TGV PSE SNCF layoutation 