Picasso's faulty engine removed

A team of ATTCV members undertook last Friday of January the task of removing the faulty engine from the association's railcar Picasso X 3976, as a first step in the engine's replacement. The replacement engine has already been acquired and is on site.

Railcar X-3976 Picasso

ATTCV railcar X-3976 Picasso

Picasso at Brignoles station

It's a nice little beast. It weighs 31 tons. Not that heavy, though, compared with many other rail vehicles. It was put into service in April 1956 at the depot in Tours southwest of Paris. It served railway passengers for more than three decades before becoming a member of the tourist railway in Guîtres-Marcenais's rail vehicle collection northeast of Bordeaux.

It arrived to ATTCV's depot in Besse-sur-Issole in April 1996. After five years in Besse it was ready for service under the ATTCV banner. On 19th August 2001 it ran as the Association's inauguration train on the Carnoules - Brignoles tourist train line.

Train du Centre Var Train Photo Festival

More than two dozen train enthusiasts gather this Saturday May 26 in a Provençal countryside in Spring time, in a Green Provence with not only green vineyards but also filled with blossom everywhere, dominated by red and yellow, and under blue skies and a brilliant sun.

Picasso X-3976

It's a nice little beast. Weighs 31 tons. Not that heavy compared with many other rail vehicles. It was put into service in April 1956 at the depot in Tours SW of Paris. It served railway passengers for more than three decades before becoming a member of the tourist railway in Guîtres-Marcenais's rail vehicle collection NE of Bordeaux.