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Re: A french BB 62400
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lugnet.trains
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Sat, 28 May 2005 20:57:12 GMT
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frogleap wrote:
> Here is a french BB62400 in blue color that is normally used for freight
> trains and mostly in multiple units.
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> Sorry for the colors, it should be classic blue, but looks like Maersk
> blue just because the image is too yellow.
> It is made in 6 stud width with many simplifications.
> See pictures of the real one
> (<http://www.train-rail.com/materiel/motrices/diesel/bb_62400/>) in
> situation.
Great work, nice to see you managed to do this in 6 wide!
I did mine in 7 to get the cab to stick out a bit more.
BTW these are ex-Dutch diesel engines (built in France though by Alsthom,
guess the circle is complete!), there was only one blue engine painted back
specially for the Classic 2400 Tour farewell in 1991.
And thanks for the link, nice to see the old engines are still going strong!
--
Jan-Albert van Ree | http://www.vanree.net/brickpiles/
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| (...) I found a couple of pictures from above: (2 URLs) The 2nd picture shows the new french livery with lightgray, darkgray and red with yellow fronts. This yellow is brighter than the dutch yellow. On the right is 662432 (being repainted in the (...) (19 years ago, 1-Jun-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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