Description
The TGV Sud-Est was the first TGV train to be introduced on France's LGV Southeastern Line (Paris to Lyon), Europe's first high-speed rail line. After operating on conventional lines prior to the line's opening, it began operating at a maximum speed of 260 km/h upon the line's opening in 1981. Two years later, with the line's extension, its top speed rose to 270 km/h. It surpassed the maximum commercial speed of Japan's Shinkansen at the time and attracted attention as the world's fastest train. Through various updates to both the line and the train, its top speed was increased to 300 km/h, and it enjoyed a long and successful career. Even now that the actual train has been retired , the orange livery of the first-generation TGV remains enduringly popular.
KATO's first European-style train, the orange "first-generation TGV," the TGV Sud-Est, has been redesigned to current standards. The unique AC section pantograph is newly reproduced, and it can be operated in two-train configurations, just like the real thing. It is recommended not only for operation in combination with other TGV series, but also as a collection item.
Main Features
2. The appearance of the mid-1980s is reproduced after the intermediate cars were fitted with air spring bogies and before the SNCF mark on the front was painted orange.
3. The coupler cover with the letters "SNCF" on the front and the distinctive front shape from the windshield to the roof are reproduced.
4. A new AC pantograph (rear side) with a complex shape has been created.
5. The train set's unique nickname illustration is beautifully reproduced in print (84 train set... "DIEPPE").
6. Equipped with a GM-5 motor with a flywheel.
7. Headlights and taillights light up (using warm white LEDs). Includes a dummy circuit board that can turn off the head/taillights when coupled together
⑧ By removing the coupler cover at the front of the locomotive, you can recreate a 20-car formation just like the real thing using the included drawbar
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