Jouef

• first familly of main lines passenger coaches made in stainless steel designed by DEV (Division des Etudes de Voitures) of SNCF
• same dimensions as used for the DEV AO (Acier Ordinaire) passenger coaches
• passenger coaches with lateral corridor and compartments, then central corridor for the last batches of coaches
• 406 passenger coaches delivered between 1952 and 1973, including 142 passenger coaches with short lenght body (DEV inox courtes) and 264 passenger coaches with normal lenght body (DEV inox longues), with different inner diagrams
• short lenght body stainless steel coach
• 10 coaches A³B⁵, 28 coaches B⁸, 67 coaches A⁸, all theses coaches became A⁸ after third class suppression on June 3rd, 1956
• 3 coaches with smoking room A⁷s, 6 buffet cars A⁵r and 2 coaches with luggage compartment A⁶D
• 22 coaches A⁸u and 4 coaches A⁵s with air conditionning, named Mistral 56
• normal lenght body stainless steel coach
• 105 coaches B¹⁰,
• 79 coaches A⁹, 23 coaches A⁹s (meal at seat), 28 coaches A⁹tu (meal at seat), 12 coaches A⁶s with kitcheen (coach), 2 buffet cars A⁵s, 11 buffet cars A⁵s (coach), 4 coaches with luggage compartment A⁷Dtz
• length: 23.344 meters (short lenght body) or 25.094 metres (normal lenght body)
• bogies type Y 20 or type Y 24
• speed limit: 140 km/h, then 160 km/h
• weigth: 38 to 45 tonnes upon model
• remove of special inner equipments (buffet bar, smoking room and kitcheen) and transformation to 2nd class coaches after 1980
• 7 coaches A⁵rtj of the 1964 batch (normal lenght body) have been modified to Bar-Disco cars (Sr 89 70 503 to 509) between 1978 and 1980
• withdrawn from service in 1996

• new Jouef scale model announced in 1958
• reduced lenght model of passenger coach DEV stainless steel SNCF
• modèle commercialisé séparemment until 1967, then included in train sets until 1974

• new Jouef scale model announced in 1958

- passenger coach A⁸ myfi SNCF (ref. 451)

• frame and body in U shape mould in one silver grey plastic part
• embossed characters 1 and SNCF A⁸ myfi on body sides
• yellow stripe for 1ᵗ class compartments
• buffers and gangway moulded with the body
• full interior details mould in a red plastic part
• embossed characters 72 V 175 Ah, Made in France, Modèle déposé and Jouef in a diamond figure under frame
• black plastic roof screwed to frame
• bogie and coupling mould in one black plastic part
• bogies type Y 16 fasten to the frame by a brass axle and a circlips
• Jouef symetrical hook coupling
• black plastic wheels fitted on metallic axle
• length: 216 mm
• weigth: 89 g

• bogies type Y 16 screwed to frame
• inserted buffers and concertina vestibules
• back ends of body and frame black painted
• underneath of frame with details parts (gears and cylinder brake)
• embossed characters Jouef for Playcraft and Made in France on frame after 1962
• full interior details mould in a beige plastic part
• embedded windows
• international coupling screwed to bogie
• metallic wheels
• bogie and coupling mould in one plastic part
• plastic bogies type Y 16 and frame clipped together

Passenger coaches DEV stainless steel SNCF

	451	passenger coach A⁸ myfi SNCF, Jouef hook coupling.	cat. 1958 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962.
	451	passenger coach A⁸ myfi SNCF, international couplings.	cat. 1963, 1964.
	463	passenger coach A⁸ myfi SNCF international couplings, embedded windows.	cat. 1965, 1966.
	M 463		cat. 1967.
	???	passenger coach A⁸ myfi SNCF without full interior details.	train sets only.

- also exists with red plastic body in the last clockwork train sets,

- for other production, see also:

• passenger coaches SNCF DEV stainless steel, toylike look very short length body (Jouef)
• passenger coaches SNCF DEV stainless steel, regular length body (Jouef)
• passenger coaches SNCF DEV stainless steel, previously made by Rivarossi

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