Original page created on 08/08/2008; updated on 15/06/2024.
Trix 23408 (four coaches, including generator coach, see next page), 23409 (three coaches), and 23493 (two coaches: A5rtu and A2Dx).
TEE 61 coaches knwon as “PBA” (Paris - Brussels - Amsterdam).
Coach | UIC Number | Revision |
A5rtu | 61 87 84-89 020-3 | 29.02.72 |
A5rtu | 61 87 84-89 024-5 | 04.10.73 |
A8tu | 61 88 18-89 989-9 (B) | 10.08.72 |
A8u | 61 87 18-89 887-6 | 14.01.72 |
A8u | 61 87 18-89 882-7 | 22.05.72 |
A3rtu | 61 87 84-89 028-6 | 28.04.72 |
A8tu | 61 88 18-89 982-4 (B) | 13.07.72 |
Homebase: Le Landy |
210 g; 140 g after weight reduction (NEM: 117 to 152 g)
These coaches are too low of about 0.8 mm, which is obvious if they are coupled to LS Models Mistral 69 which have a correct height.
Disassembly is very simple: just remove the gangway ubber joints, and the chassis goes out without difficulty. The roof and the body form a single part, which is favourable to their junction’s aspect.
Reference 23493, comprising an A5rtu kitchen coach and an A2Dx generator van, was purchased in 2024 to complement the “Étoile du Nord” and “Île de France” Paris Nord - Amsterdam TEE trainsets until 1974. These coaches are delivered without the special buffers and bellows for uncoupled end.
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Stainless steel coaches built in 1963/1964 by Carel & Fouché (France) and La Brugeoise & Nivelles (Belgium) to ensure the Trans Europ Express connection Paris - Brussels - Amsterdam.
The commercial service of these coaches began on 31 March 1964, with the Ile de France Paris - Amsterdam and Brabant Paris - Brussels trains, followed a few months later by the Etoile du Nord and the Oiseau Bleu.
Detailed characteristics:
The tare weight ranges from 47 to 48 tonnes. The electrical energy is supplied by the generator coach under 660 V three-phase voltage. The air conditioning of each coach is provided by a Stone air conditioning unit which automatically switches from heating to ventilation and refrigeration.
Photo collection Y. Broncard in Le Train, Archives de la DEV Volume 2.
Dimension | Actual | 1:87 | Model |
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Overall length | 25 500 | 293.1 | 292.0 |
Body length | 25 140 | 289.0 | 289.5 |
Width | 2 860 | 32.9 | 33.1 |
Height | 4 050 | 46.6 | 45.9 1 |
Pivot distance | 18 100 | 208.0 | 208.4 |
Bogie wheelbase (Y24) | 2 300 | 26.4 | 26.4 |
Wheel diameter | 920 | 10.6 | 10.4 |
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Table of registration from Le matériel moteur SNCF | |||
Type | SNCF No. | UIC No. | Number |
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A8uj | 31 to 37 | 61 87 18-89 881 to 887 | 7 |
A3rtuj | 15 to 18 | 61 87 84-89 025 to 028 | 4 |
A5rtuj | 21 to 27 | 61 87 84-89 018 to 024 | 7 |
A2Dxj | 1 to 7 | 61 87 81-89 701 to 707 | 7 |
A8tuj 1 | 41 to 51 | 61 88 18-89 980 to 990 | 11 |
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Photographed coach: A8tu.
Longer buffers as well as non-flattened UIC rubber joints are provided for the ends of the train.