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Just to clarify a little the story of that 222 JEP.

The first models produced pre-war have a tender with NORD stamped on their sides. The french nationalized railways, the SNCF, where created in 1938 so after that date the stamping was changed to SNCF on the tender sides.

On the first models the wheels where fixed with brass nuts, they are not easy at all to remove and you have to be careful doing it. this system has also been used post war during the first years of re manufacturing, i think during a short time. That is the ones you have on your model. There is different motor types, S57 is the more common with a reversing lever on the top of the boiler. Also only one center pick up.

After the motor was change to the S59 type with pressed wheels. They differ a little from the previous ones, and the gears are also different. The loco was equipped with two pick up for the center rail. Fred's model is a very good illustration of a typical post war one.

About the cars it seems that the first ones produces, stamped NORD on their side where fitted with brass buffers. After 1938 they are stamped SNCF as the engine. You can also find on those cars brass nickeled buffers. in fact there is a lot of variations and there where never any serious study of all the variations.

Some of those cars are varnished but, as Fred mention the orange over-spray is not original. The original ones varnished tens to turn in a yellow color. The most common ones are only painted bright. There is also two different models of bogies, the most common ones are yours.

So it can figure a set from the 1939-1948 period ..... approximately......

Very best,    Daniel

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