SNCF modernized "Romilly" passenger cars VERSION 1.2 Thanks for reading this text carefully!! Author: BB25187 & Kriss44, http://BB25187.eu/ 2010, february 6th

History

Model

Installation

Remarks

Copyrights

Thanks

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History

Origin of the project

During the 50', the SNCF had important needs for a renewal of his rolling stock, especially regarding local and express passenger trains. More than 1500 outdated cars with wood body were still in use. Amongst them, several series inherited from the former private companies had reusable chassis and bogies. It was thus magined to build a new body on this framework, allowing a much less costly construction. That is the way the old car type C10 Ty, delivered from 1907 to 1923 were rebuilt as the new "Romilly" cars.

More technical data

This transformation took place from year 1957 till 1962 at Romilly works. Different kind of cars were derived from a common scheme:

• unique body for first class, second class, mixed first/second class and mixed second class/baggage cars,
• two wide platforms with double doors.

676 units were transformed. The speed was left unchanged thus limited to 120 km/h.

Carrier

Those cars were mainly used in the consist of local and "small express" trains. They were to be found almost everywhere in France, except on the riviera. There remaine din use till the middle of the 80'.

Sources

• Encyclopédie des voitures SNCF
• L'atlas des trains à vapeur en France
• Loco-Revue n°708
• Le Train n°224

The model

Cars preent in the pack

The model proposed herein corresponds with the look of the "Romilly" cars from 1969 till the middel of the 80', with "UIC" immatriculation. Three different ones are included:

• first class car,
• second class car,
• mixed first class/second class car,
• mixed second class/baggage car.

COntent of this set

Each vehicle is proposed in different versions, depending on the location in the consist::

• SNCF_RomillyABsolo / SNCF_RomillyAsolo / SNCF_RomillyBsolo / SNCF_RomillyBDsolo : solo car,
• SNCF_RomillyABbeg / SNCF_RomillyAbeg / SNCF_RomillyBbeg / SNCF_RomillyBDbeg : first car of the train,
• SNCF_RomillyABmid / SNCF_RomillyAmid / SNCF_RomillyBmid / SNCF_RomillyBDmid : car in the middle of the train
• SNCF_RomillyABmidpl / SNCF_RomillyAmidpl / SNCF_RomillyBmidpl / SNCF_RomillyBDmidpl : car in the middle of the train, with a destination panel,
• SNCF_RomillyABmidplr / SNCF_RomillyAmidplr / SNCF_RomillyBmidplr / SNCF_RomillyBDmidplr : car in the middle of the train, with a destination panel (return),
• SNCF_RomillyABend / SNCF_RomillyAend / SNCF_RomillyBend / SNCF_RomillyBDsolo : last car of the train.

Destination panels

Different panels are available:

• Route "Douce France": Arleuf Remilly / Remilly Arleuf,
• Route "La Bosse": Dijon Dole / Dole Dijon,
• Route "RCA": Epernay Reims / Reims Epernay,
• Route "RCA": Charleville Sedan / Sedan Charleville,
• Route "Y Grenoblois": Grenoble Veynes / Veynes Grenoble,
• Route "Du Soleil": Marseille Toulon / Toulon Marseille,
• Chatillon sur Seine Troyes / Troyes chatillon sur Seine,
• Special FACS travel around Paris.

Some dedicated .BAT files can be used to modify the destination on those panels:

• ArleufRemilly.bat
• DijonDole.bat
• EpernayReims.bat
• GrenobleVeynes.bat
• ChatillonTroyes.bat
• FACS.bat

About sounds

By default, the cars make use of sounds by Wespe. They can be exchanged by either standard sounds, or more consuming sounds by Hibu using the dedicated .BAT files (name is self explanatory, and prefixed by _Sound).

Installation

The installation is fully automatic. The following folders will be created in your TRAINSET:

• SNCF_Romilly: main folder that contains the 3D, the textures, the .WAG, ...
• common.sound/DB_MittelEinstieg: sounds by Wespe,
• common.sound/DZUG_A20: sounds by Hibu,
• common.sound/SNCF_Romilly: dedicated sound pack, that includes a brake sound by Dragon.

Remarks and further works

Please notice that:

• As far as possible, those models will be improved and enriched in the future.
• Although a great effort was made to implement efficient LOD, and tests have been performed oin different computers to ensure the best possible compatibility, those models are polygon intensive.

Copyright

Petits rappels, jamais superflus, relatifs, entre autre, à l'attachement affectif d'un auteur pour ses créations:

• Those cars can be used as freeware. None of the components (3D, textures, sounds, ...) included in this pack can be used for commercial transaction.
• Please do not midify, distribute or reuse any of those components, even partly, without my explicit approval.
• The sounds have different origins:
  • "DB_MittelEinstieg" are by Wespe. They remain the property of their author. Please refer to the attached README file,
  • "DZug_120" are by Hibu. They remain the property of their author. Please refer to the attached .DOC file,
  • brake sounds are by Pascal Grando alias Dragon. Please do not distribute withut an explicit approval of their author.

Contributions and thanks

• I would like to thank the persons below:
  • Wespe, Hibu and Pascal/Dragon, because the authorized me to use and distribute their sounds,
  • Philippe for his precious documents,
  • Christian, alias Kriss44 who realized the initial body of those cars,
  • Hervé, Philippe, Pascal, for the test of the vehicles.

Contact

Website: http://BB25187.eu/, personnal messages on the following forum: ASW.