Lx10 cars

These Sleeping Cars were constructed in 1929 for use on 'Le Train Bleu' (the Blue Train) which ran between Calais, Paris and Nice, on the French Riviera. The cars were built by the Metropolitan-Cammell Carriage and Wagon Co. Ltd., of Birmingham, England, and by Entreprises Industrielles Charentaises Aytre of La Rochelle, France.The designation Lx10 refers to 'Luxe' (luxury) and 10 beds, each in a separate compartment. As the years went by, some of these cars had berths added to become Lx16 (4 x I and 6 x II), or Lx20 (10 x II)

The cars were numbered 3466 - 3555

Livery - Blue with white roof.

Price Per Individual Car - Painted - Ready to Run - $700 US

Technical Information

Length - prototype 76' 11" - scale 28 27/32"
Body - Laser cut aluminium
Full Interior - Cast urethane and styrene
Door handles - Brass
Corridor connectors - Cast urethane and rubber
Roof detail - White metal and cast urethane
Underframe detail - Cast urethane
Couplers - End cars - hook and chain. Between coaches in sets - Kadee #1789
Trucks - Compensated. Outer detail-cast urethane. Inner side frames-high density polyethylene
Wheels - Bruce Rudnicki - Insulated - Blackened
Weight - 5 lbs (approx.)
Minimum radius - 10 feet

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