@FRENCHTRAINS posted:
Daniel,
When you posted this photo I guessed KM108, because of the superb side frames on the bogies.
About thirty years ago there was a KM108 CC14100 for sale at the York TCA meet which had been put together and finished extremely well; it was an exceptionally impressive model. I was very, VERY tempted to buy it, but for a few good reasons [ 3R, 25 kv vs 15 kV prototype] I didn't. And about 10 years ago I was given an MRS [ successor to KM108 I believe ] BB8500 kit and was asked to sell it at train meets; not surprisingly it found no takers so I think it went on Ebay and ended up in France where it belonged. I suppose I could have kept it and finished it as a BB20200 after I finish all the other model projects ahead of it, which should be in 2086 if I hurry......
In your opinion, how well would the 'short' [ 44 cm ] Munier cars work with the JEP loco ? I wonder if JEP thought they would fill the 'need' for better passenger cars.
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Here are a pair of photos of those RENFE units in the TEE scheme Lew mentioned; these were taken in Barcelona in 1973. When not on TALGO duties they were used on conventional trains; notice one unit has single arm pans. Certainly colorful !
Best regards, SZ
