Wednesday, November 24, 2010

60 years of the Picasso railcars France



The peculiar looking French class X3800 railcars introduced in 1950 were nicknamed the Picasso "parce que le nez n'est pas au centre!" - the driving cab wasn't in the centre, like Picasso paintings of faces in which the nose and eyes were completely offset.

This example shown was preserved by l'association du Haut Forez.

For those into specifications:

Operator : SNCF
Designation : X 3801-4051 (250 units)
Composition : Railcar only
Couplage : Coupling possible with other railcars
Builder : Régie Renault/ANF/De Dietrich/SACM
Placing into service : 1950-1961
Withdrawal : 1988 except X3997
Gauge : standard
Fuel : gazole (diesel)
Combustion Motor : 1 Saurer BZDSe or Renault
One hour output : 250 kW
Transmission : mechanical
total weight : 31,5 tonnes
Total length : 21.851 metres
Maximum speed : 120 km/h
Seating places : 62 (second class only) or 20 first and 32 second class

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