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- Chemins
de Fer de Provence - CP
- Page
1B: Rolling Stock - Diesel Locos & Trailers
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- This page
is one of a series devoted to postcards and photographs of the
Chemins de Fer de Provence (CP), which now runs between Nice
and Digne. This page shows CP rolling stock. CP-Page 2 covers the stations and CP publicity.
CP-
Page 3
shows larger images of timetables.
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- The Compagnie
des Chemins de fer du Sud de la France (SF), built lines Nice-Digne
and Nice-Draguignan-Meyrargues, before becoming in 1925, more
modestly, the Compagnie des Chemins de Fer de Provence (CP).
The Gare du Sud was the Nice terminus for these lines.
- Work on the
Gare du Sud began in 1890 and finished in 1892 by Prosper Bobin
for the Compagnie des Chemins de fer du Sud de la France. The
station front is rather monumental and impressive with a high
front, with two pavilions to the side. A tall trainshed covered
the tracks that went to Grasse and Puget-Théniers. Lines
to Digne and Annot opened in 1911. The rooftop was the pavillion
of Russia and Austria-Hungary of the 1889 Exposition Universelle
in Paris.
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- After World
War II, the line to Meyrargues closed and almost took the entire
network with it. The Chemins de Fer de Provence closed the Gare
du Sud in December 1991 and moved its terminating services to
Nice CP. Ownership of the station building was transferred from
l'Etat Français to Nice Municipality. Amidst public outcry,
the station was almost dismantled but public demonstrations saved
it. Work has finally started on the site, although it appears
that only the facade will be retained in the new civic complex,
containing the town hall, library etc.
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- Sections on this Page
1B:-
- Autorails
- Trailers
- Diesel
Locomotives - Brissonneau and Lotz
- T62 - T66
- Diesel
Locomotive - Henschel BB1200
- Swiss
Coaches
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- Sections on Page 1A:-
- Autorails
- Billard
- Autorails
- Brissonneau-et-Lotz
- Autorails
- CFD : X-301-X-304
- X-301 - X-302 - X-303 - X-304
- Autorails
- CFD: X-305 to X-306
- X-305 - X-306
- Autorails
- Renault Class ABH1
- Autorails
- Renault Class ABH5
- Autorails
- Soulé-Garnéro Twin-car Set
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- Sections on Page 2:-
- Preserved
Steam
- Publicity
- Publicity
- Postcards
- Stations
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- Sections on Page 3:-
- Nice-Digne
Timetable - 2005
- Regional
Timetable - 2005
- Urban
Timetable - 2005
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- Associated Pages:-
- CP Page
1A
- Rolling Stock - Autorails
- CP Page
1B
- Rolling Stock - Diesel Locos & Trailers - this page!
- CP Page
2
- Chemins de Fer de Provence Stations & Publicity
- CP
Page 3
- larger images of timetables
- Chemin
de Fer de la Corse - Corsican Narrow Gauge (CFC)
- Nice - Nice Header Page
- Nice Photo Diary - February 2009 - Trams, CP and ferries
- Nice
Trams - Page 1 - Route T1
- Nice
Trams - Page 2 - The Trams
- Simplon Postcards Home Page
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- References:-
- Le Siecle
du Train des Pignes - Jose Banaudo - Les Editions du Cabri 1992 (Histoires
des Chemins de fer de Provence -1)
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- Brissonneau-et-Lotz Diesels
- T62
& T66
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- Six Brissonneau
and Lotz locomotives were acquired in 1950. Of these, only T62
remains, plus T66 acquired second hand from the Swiss CJ. Following
the rebuilding of ex-CJ driving trailer XR-1376, these locos
are used on peak period push-pull trains, also using ex-Swiss
XR-1372.
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- T62
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- T62
at Nice in February 2003, with two 'voitures métallisées'
of series XR-1341 to 1344
- Photo:
© Ian Boyle
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- T62
at Nice in February 2003
- Photo:
© Ian Boyle
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- T62
at Nice in February 2003
- Photo:
© Ian Boyle
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- T62
at Lingostière on 14th February 2007, now in new colour
scheme.
- Photo:
© Ian Boyl
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- T62
at Lingostière on 14th February 2007
- Photo:
© Ian Boyle
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- T62
at Lingostière on 14th February 2007
- Photo:
© Ian Boyle
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- T66
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- T66
(ex-CJ) at Nice in the snow, 22nd February 2005
- Photo:
© Ian Boyle
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- T66
(ex-CJ) at Nice in the snow, 22nd February 2005
- Photo:
© Ian Boyle
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- T66
(ex-CJ) at Nice in the snow, 22nd February 2005
- Photo:
© Ian Boyle
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- T66
(ex-CJ) at Nice in the snow, 22nd February 2005
- Photo:
© Ian Boyle
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- T66
(ex-CJ) at Nice in the snow, 22nd February 2005
- Photo:
© Ian Boyle
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- T66
(ex-CJ) at Nice in the snow, 22nd February 2005
- Photo:
© Ian Boyle
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- T66
(ex-CJ) at Nice, 13th February 2007 on push-pull service with
XR-1376 and XR-1372
- Photo:
© Ian Boyle
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- T66
(ex-CJ) at Nice, 13th February 2007 on push-pull service with
XR-1376 and XR-1372
- Photo:
© Ian Boyle
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- T66
(ex-CJ) at Nice, 13th February 2007
- Photo:
© Ian Boyle
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- Evening
image of T66 (ex-CJ) at Nice, 13th February 2007
- Photo:
© Ian Boyle
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- T66
(ex-CJ) at Nice, 14th February 2007
- Photo:
© Ian Boyle
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- T66
(ex-CJ) at Nice, 14th February 2007
- Photo:
© Ian Boyle
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- T66
(ex-CJ) at Nice, 14th February 2007
- Photo:
© Ian Boyle
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- T66
(ex-CJ) at Lingostière, 14th February 2007
- Photo:
© Ian Boyle
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- T66
(ex-CJ) at Lingostière, 14th February 2007
- Photo:
© Ian Boyle
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- T66
(ex-CJ) at Lingostière, 14th February 2007
- Photo:
© Ian Boyle
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- T66
(ex-CJ) at Lingostière, 14th February 2007
- Photo:
© Ian Boyle
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- Henschel Diesel - BB1200
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- BB1200 was
acquired second-hand from Spanish operator FEVE, and is a class
1400 loco built by Henschel, rebuilt by CFD.
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- BB1200
at Annot, in February 2003
- Photo:
© Ian Boyle
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- BB1200
at Annot, in February 2003
- Photo:
© Ian Boyle
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- BB1200
at Lingostière, 14th February 2007
- Photo:
© Ian Boyle
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- Henschel
BB1200 at Lingostière
- Photo:
© Ian Boyle, 17th February 2009
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- Henschel
BB1200 at Lingostière
- Photo:
© Ian Boyle, 17th February 2009
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- Autorails - Trailers
- RL-1
to RL-7 (XR-1331 to XR-1337)
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- When all
passenger traffic was transferred to the Renault autorails in
the early 1950s, some trains lacked capacity. Two Billard trailers
(similar to the Billard autorails later transferred from the
Vivarais) were bought in 1955. These were Billard design R210D2.
They were numbered RL-1 and RL-2. A third vehicle, RL-3 was delivered
in 1959. They had 42 seats, and were frequently pulled by rebuilt
Renaults ZZ-21 & ZZ-22 (ex-ZZ-1 & ZZ-2). Similar RL-4
& RL-5 were purchased from CFD du Tarn in 1964. RL-6 &
RL-7 then followed from the Vivarais in 1969. RL-1 and RL-5 received
completely new bodies in 1979, to be followed by RL-6 and RL-4.
The heavier new bodies caused problems with the original Billard
bogies, and RL-5 was rebuilt with new single axles, with RL-4
and RL-6 following. RL-1, alone amongst the rebodied trailers,
retained her Billard bogies, which were strengthened to prevent
further problems. RL-1 was renumbered XR-1331 and remains based
in Nice for strengthening certain peak period services. Of the
un-rebodied cars, RL-2 and RL-3 (later XR-1332 and XR-1333) had
most of their windows removed for use as parcels vehicles. RL-7
(later XR-1337) then received a new parcels body in 1990, similar
in shape to the rebodied passenger trailers.
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- Trailer
XR-1332 or XR-1333 at Lingostière, 14th February 2007
- Photo:
© Ian Boyle
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- Trailer
XR-1332 or XR-1333 at Lingostière, 14th February 2007
- Photo:
© Ian Boyle
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- Trailer XR-1331 at Nice in February 2003
- Photo:
© Ian Boyle
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- Trailer
XR-1331 at Nice in February 2003
- Photo:
© Ian Boyle
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- Trailer
XR-1331 in the snow at Nice, 22nd February 2005
