The Bigbee Line Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 I'm just starting to put my collection of images onto Flickr. The first include some visits to SNCF.  In 2003 I went to Ateliers SNCF de Montigny-lès-Metz, it was to resolve the payment for wheelsets fitted to UK Ferry wagons whilst in France. One of those obscure subjects that most people were none the wise to.  http://www.flickr.com/photos/55938574@N03/9841276845/  More pictures to follow Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 I'm just starting to put my collection of images onto Flickr. The first include some visits to SNCF.  In 2003 I went to Ateliers SNCF de Montigny-lès-Metz, it was to resolve the payment for wheelsets fitted to UK Ferry wagons whilst in France. One of those obscure subjects that most people were none the wise to.  http://www.flickr.com/photos/55938574@N03/9841276845/  More pictures to follow Dark and lonely work, but someone's got to do it.. If anyone's wondering why those vans have axle-mounted discs, as well as tread-acting shoes, it's because they are intended to run at 160 kph; these days, they run between dêpots in the Paris and the Avignon/Toulouse regions, bringing fresh produce north, and taking newspapers and magazines south (a bit like a latter day Siphon G..) At one time, they also used to run to Lille Deliverance, but that stopped a while back. I believe some were fitted with EP brakes, so they could run on the LGVs at night. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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