Electric locomotive CC 6520 of the French State Railways.

■ Model in TEE livery
■ Delicately designed model with many extra applied plug-in parts
■ Filigree pantographs

The French State Railways (SNCF) put the electric locomotives CC 6500 into operation in 1969. At that time, the locomotives were considered the most powerful locomotives in French railway history. In their first years of operation, the locomotives were used because they reached a top speed of 200 km/h and, as a consequence, hauled famous express trains such as the "Mistral" or the "Capitole". However, as the locomotives had an enormous power output, their field of operation changed over time, and the SNCF then used them to haul heavy goods trains.