Seen here in the green 'Maurienne' livery. The Class CC 6500 of which 74 were built between 1969 and 1975 were 1.5 kV DC from overhead electrics. Together with the CC 40100 [fr] and diesel CC 72000, they were the first generation of the 'Nez Cassé' (broken nose) family of locomotives and designed for hauling express trains with speeds up to 200 km/h (124 mph) but also used for heavy freight trains. Among the trains they hauled in their first years of service were the SNCF flagship train Le Mistral and Trans Europ Express trains Aquitaine, Le Capitole and l'Étendard.
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