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Livery: Aquitaine region (Pau-Confranc). Characteristics: •"Made in China" relief inscriptions on the chassis, •cardan drive, •1 motor bogie, •2 tyred wheels, •"Jouef" relief inscriptions under the motor bogie, •reversible white/red lighting. • interior lighting, • burnished axles, • NEM 652 digital interface, • detailed interior, • flywheel, • functional Scharfenberg coupler, • NEM 362 coupler socket. Note: HJ2197S railcar is equipped with a sound DCC decoder. Prototype: the X73500 are modern diesel railcars circulating in France. Resulting from the XTER project, they are present in 20 of the 22 French regions, mainly ensuring the service of rural and peri-urban lines, in single or multiple units (up to three elements). The Luxembourg railways (CFL) have also acquired 6 of these railcars, later bought by the SNCF. A version equipped with specific safety equipment (X73900) circulates in cross-border service with Germany. This country also operates its own version of the XTER, the VT641, reproduced by Rivarossi.
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