Azar T01-OR1A TGV Paris South-East (PSE) set, world record, SNCF, orange, Z scale

Characteristic :

Brand: AZAR Models
Ref: T01-OR1A
System: Analog
> Decoder socket: DH05
Lights: Reversible white/red
Company: SNCF
Period: 4th-5th
Length:
Scale: Z - 1/220
Operation: 2 rails

Faithful reproduction at Z scale (1/220) of the famous TGV Paris Sud-Est.

The TGV PSE set contains 7 items:

The 2 Engines (one motorized and one non-motorized)
The two end cars , 1st and 2nd class (R1 and R8)
2 intermediate cars , 1st and 2nd class (R2 and R7)
The bar car (R4)

Finely detailed and decorated injection-molded plastic model.

Our models are all equipped with the latest technologies for smooth, robust and quiet mechanical operation:

- new maintenance-free coreless motor
- double flywheels and two motor bogies
- Custom-made high-precision chassis and micromechanics
- Metal wheels with a burnished finish
- Reversible LED lights that change with the direction of travel (warm white and red)

Regarding the real-world model:

109 examples of the TGV PSE were delivered to the SNCF from 1980 on the occasion of the commissioning of the first French high-speed line between Paris and Lyon (LGV Sud-Est).

The original orange livery was designed by Jacques Cooper. It remained in use until the TGV liveries were standardized in the late 1990s with the introduction of the TGV Atlantique. The trains were then repainted in the Atlantique grey/blue livery.

A tri-current version of the TGV PSE made it possible to serve Switzerland.

Train set number 16 broke a speed record by reaching 380 km/h on February 26, 1981.

The first trains were operated from the opening of the line in 1980 until the first withdrawal in 2012. Some trains that have undergone recent renovation are still in service and should be permanently withdrawn in 2023.