Le Lyonnais (train)

Le Lyonnais

A preserved BB 9200 locomotive.
Overview
Service type Rapide
(1968–1969)
Trans Europ Express (TEE)
(1969–1976)
Rapide
(1976–1981)
Status Replaced by a TGV
Locale France
First service 1968 (1968)
Last service 1981 (1981)
Former operator(s) SNCF
Route
Start Paris-Gare de Lyon
End Lyon-Perrache
Distance travelled 512 km (318 mi)
Train number(s) TEE 5, 6 (1969–1971)
TEE 13,12 (1971–1976)
Line used Paris–Marseille
On-board services
Class(es) First-class-only
(1969–1976)
Technical
Rolling stock SNCF Class BB 9200 /
SNCF Class CC 6500
DEV Inox coaches
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in)
Electrification 1.5 kV DC

Le Lyonnais, or the Lyonnais, was an express train that linked Paris and Lyon in France. Introduced in 1968, it was operated by the Société Nationale des Chemins de fer français (SNCF). The train is named after the geographical area known as the Lyonnais, a historical (former) French province, whose name came from the city of Lyon.

Initially, Le Lyonnais was a Rapide. From 1969 to 1976, it was a first-class-only Trans Europ Express (TEE). It was then downgraded back to a Rapide until 1981, when it was replaced by a TGV.

Route

Le Lyonnais's route was the first 512 km (318 mi) of the Paris–Marseille railway. The train had the following stops:

Formation (consist)

Initially, Le Lyonnais was usually hauled by one of SNCF's four-axle 1.5 kV DC, Class BB 9200 electric locomotives. In the 1970s, this class was replaced by the newer six-axle Class CC 6500.

When Le Lyonnais became a TEE in 1969, its formation of rolling stock was a rake of SNCF Mistral 56-type DEV Inox coaches, being a Ds, six A8, one A5ru and a Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits (CIWL) pullman car.

In 1971, the train's rolling stock was upgraded to Mistral 69-type DEV Inoxes, with the formation being an A4Dtux, four A8u, two A8tu, one A3rtu and a Vru.

Throughout Le Lyonnais's existence, its dining car was staffed by the CIWL.

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