Under reference JOUEF 4150, here is a fine lot of 3 passenger carriages type RIB 70 from the SNCF, in their original grey livery, scale HO 1/87th and period IV.
A bit of history:
With the 25 kV electrification of the suburban lines to the north and east of Paris, only 4 stainless steel prototype trains remained, whose entry into service was delayed due to the lack of a completed motorisation.
At the end of 1960, the SNCF experimented with the use of these prototypes pulled by a BB 16500 locomotive. This trial was entirely satisfactory, and so the "Rames Inox Banlieue" was born.
While the RIB type 62 and type 70 trainsets were mainly used in the Paris region at 25 kV in 4 (East, North) or 7 (St-Lazare) car trainsets, later versions of the RIB type 76 and RIO trainsets ordered by regions (NPDC, Alsace, PACA) were adapted to different traction modes (dual current, single-phase-diesel, dual current-diesel) and to extend their field of use to the outskirts and around regional metropolises.
Maker Jouef,
French model railway manufacturer Jouef was founded in 1944 by Georges Huard, and one of the largest factories designing Jouef model trains was located in Champagnole, just 30 minutes from our company, Jura Modélisme. Since October 2004, Jouef has belonged to the Hornby group.
The brand is characterised by its attention to detail and robustness, which are essentially designed from moulded plastic in HO scale: 1/87th.
Jouef produces all types of railway equipment (wagons, carriages, engines) from different eras (I, II, III, IV, V or VI).
