SNCF Class X 52100
Class of 10 French diesel-railcars
21.2 metres (69 ft 6+3⁄4 in) over buffersThe SNCF X 52100 class are diesel railcars that operated on the alpine lines from Grenoble, France from 1945 until 1973. [1] They were capable of multiple unit operation with other car types, requiring an operator in each car; the lead conductor giving acceleration or deceleration orders using an audible tone. [1]
These were the first diesel-electric railcars used by the SNCF [2]
Routes Served
The X 52100 units were used on the mountain lines out of Grenoble.
Preserved Units
Only one example of the class remains :
- X 52103: Cité du Train, in operating condition. Saved by the SNCF, it was restored by the Oullins-Voitures workshop in 1976 and donated to Cité du Train in 1988. [1]
References
- ^ a b c "Salon du modélisme - Expo de jouets Lego -Focus #3 : L'autorail Decauville X 52103 vous ouvre ses portes pour les #JEP". Cité du Train (in French). September 18, 2019. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
- ^ "Autorail, "Micheline" et pneu-rail" (PDF). La Chronique du musée des Berthalais. Musée des Berthalais. October 2017. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
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see also SNCF coaches, SNCF locomotives, List of SNCF classes