Catalogue information

LastDodo number
5574801
Area
Model trains / Railway modelling
Title
Autorail SNCF série X 73500
Country
Royaume Uni
Catalogue number
HJ2199
Subcategory
Stock number / road number
Era
Material
Year
2012
Sales period
Current and rail systems
Dimensions
L= 33 cm
Details

Livery: Brittany region. 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, • NEM 362 coupling socket. 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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