Arnold HN2637 - SNCF, diesel railcar RGP2, railcar and trailer in modernized version, orange-concrete grey livery, Ep. IV

Arnold HN2637 - SNCF, diesel railcar RGP2, railcar and trailer in modernized version, orange-concrete grey livery, Ep. IV

 

Prototype information

Designed by the DEA (Division de Etudes Autorails) of the SNCF, the RGP 2 (Rames à Grand Parcours bimoteur) are equipped with two Renault 517 engines developing 300 hp at 1500 rpm, the same type of engine used in the X 3800 and X 2400 railcars. The RGP2 were built in 20 units between 1954 and 1955 and consist of an X 2700 railcar and an XR 7700 trailer with driver's cab, which form an indeformable unit in normal operation. The RGP2s can be coupled to each other and to the RGP1s. They received an olive green and cream livery, very different from the red and cream livery of the other railcars delivered, which earned them the nickname "green lizards".
The RGP2s are fast and comfortable and are used on long direct routes between major cities as well as on some international routes that touch Geneva, Cerbère or Frankfurt.
Since the RGP2s are less fast than the single-engine RGP1s, which have benefited from advances in motorization (MGO diesel engine with 825 hp) and transmissions, the RGP2s are gradually losing their use on many long-distance trains in favor of the RGP1s. The RGP2s were gradually amalgamated in Bordeaux and used for less prestigious regional services before being withdrawn from commercial service in 1986.
 

Technical details

- Completely new shapes
- Flat, low 5-pole motor with flywheel in the motor unit hidden under the passenger compartment.
- Wheels with the original external profile
- The three versions are different versions in three different liveries.
- Interior lighting in the motorized unit (X 2700) and in the trailer unit with cab control.(XR 7700), controllable when equipped with digital decoders.
- Front and rear lights switched on directionally in analogue mode (white gold and red LEDs), controllable when equipped with digital decoders.
- Enclosed coupling mechanisms at the rear of the motor unit and at both ends of the trailer unit.
- NEM 355 coupling pockets on all couplings.
- Digital sockets (NEM 662 "Next-18") in railcar and trailer.
- Digital versions with sound (HN2635S/36S/37S) with digital DCC sound decoder and "Sugar Cube" speakers for perfect sound quality.
- All separately mounted details are pre-installed. The front of the railcar is equipped with a decorative trailer coupling and brake hoses.
- The rear of the cab trailer can be equipped with a bellows so that it can be connected to a second trailer or a railcar-trailer pair.
- Minimum curve radius: 192 mm

 

 

 

Characteristics:

Manufacturer:	Arnold
Item number:	HN2637
number of pieces:	Set of 2 pieces
EAN:	5063129023478
Product Type:	Railcar
track:	N
scale:	1:160
model series:	RGP2
Railway company:	SNCF
country:	FR
epoch:	IV
Metal model:	partly made of metal
grinder:	No
Electricity system:	DC
operation mode:	DC Analog
interface:	Next18 (NEM662)
Digital decoder:	No
engine:	5-pole motor
Motor with flywheel:	Yes
Number of driven axles:	2
Length over buffer:	329mm
Minimum radius:	192mm
coupling:	Shaft NEM 355 with KK kinematics
digital coupling:	No
Interior design:	equipped with interior furnishings
Interior lighting:	digitally switchable
Driver's cab lighting:	digitally switchable
Headlight:	LED headlight
Sound:	No
Age recommendation:	14 years and older
WEEE No.:	DE47027570