French State Railways (SNCF) TGV Duplex V 150 (train à grande
vitesse) high-speed train, in the version for service and
composition as a 5-part powered rail car train for the world record
run on April 3, 2007. 1 powered end car (TK2), 1 transition car
(R8), 1 intermediate car (R4), 1 transition car (R1), 1 powered end
car (TK1). Double anti-roll shock absorbers on the trucks, powered
end car TK2 without a pantograph on the roof, altered cab windows,
and a one-piece hood. Only powered end car TK1 equipped with a
pantograph. Powered rail car train road number 4402. The train
looks as it did in 2007.
Highlights:
- Powered rail car train includes prototypical tooling changes for
the world record run on April 3, 2007.
- Factory-installed LED interior lighting.
- World of Operation mfx+ digital decoder and extensive operation
and sound functions included.
- Both end cars powered.
- TGV Duplex V 150 limited worldwide to 3,000 powered rail car
trains.
- Consecutively numbered certificate of authenticity included.
Both end cars (TK1 and TK2) are powered. The train has an mfx+
digital decoder and extensive sound functions. It has controlled,
high-efficiency propulsion with a flywheel in both powered end
cars, centrally mounted. 4 axles powered through cardan shafts in
each end car. Traction tires. The train has factory-installed
interior lighting. The triple headlights and dual red marker lights
change over with the direction of travel. They and the interior
lighting will work in conventional operation and can be controlled
digitally. The third headlight for the French headlight code can be
turned off separately in digital operation (light function).
Maintenance-free, warm white and red LEDs are used for the
lighting. The cabs in the powered end cars have interior details.
The train has separately applied metal grab irons. A powered end
car and a transition car are permanently coupled together in pairs
and have special close couplings with a guide mechanism. There is
an additional guide mechanism in the Jakobs truck. The end cars
have a pickup shoe changeover feature so that the pickup shoe at
the front of the train is the one picking up power. The interior
lighting is powered through a continuous electrical connection
through the entire train. Powered end car TK2 prototypically has a
pantograph removed. Only powered end car TK1 has a pantograph. The
pantographs work mechanically but are not wired to take power. The
train is a scale reproduction. The minimum radius for operation is
therefore 360 mm / 14-3/16", when there is sufficient clearance on
both sides. The TGV Duplex V 150 high-speed train comes with a
consecutively numbered certificate of authenticity. Length of the
5-part powered rail car train approximately 125 cm / 49-1/4".