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An attempt by the French railways to combat the growing competition from car traffic was this fast railway diesel train, ZZ 54005. Nowadays it rests in the French Railway Museum CITE DU TRAIN in Mulhouse. Scanned photo by Leon Schrijvers Leon2711schrijvers@yahoo.co.uk

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An attempt by the French railways to combat the growing competition from car traffic was this fast railway diesel train, ZZ 54005. Nowadays it rests in the French Railway Museum CITE DU TRAIN in Mulhouse. Scanned photo by Leon Schrijvers Leon2711schrijvers@yahoo.co.uk

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This D-D train stands at rest in the Cite du Train, Mulhouse and is one of the attempts of the West-European railways to confront the growing competition of planes and cars. Photo by Leon Schrijvers Leon2711schrijvers@yahoo.co.uk

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An attempt by the French railways to combat the growing competition from car traffic was this fast railway diesel train, ZZ 54005 -of which the motor end is seen. Nowadays it rests in the French Railway Museum CITE DU TRAIN in Mulhouse. Scanned photo by Leon Schrijvers Leon2711schrijvers@yahoo.co.uk

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EST Autorail Michelin ZZABs CEty 54005 (1936) in the museum Mulhouse. December 2016. Front view with the driver's cab above the roof. Right is P.O. 340. Photo by M.Koblischka

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EST Autorail Michelin ZZABs CEty 54005 (1936) in the museum Mulhouse. December 2016. Side view with luggage compartment. Photo by M.Koblischka

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EST Autorail Michelin ZZABs CEty 54005 (1936) in the museum Mulhouse. December 2016. Side view from front (right). Photo by M.Koblischka

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EST Autorail Michelin ZZABs CEty 54005 (1936) in the museum Mulhouse. December 2016. The air tires of the rear bogie (left) with the illumination for the 241 A. Photo by M.Koblischka

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EST Autorail Michelin ZZABs CEty 54005 (1936) in the museum Mulhouse. December 2016. Arranged scene at the luggage compartment. Photo by M.Koblischka

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EST Autorail Michelin ZZABs CEty 54005 (1936) in the museum Mulhouse. December 2016. Front view. Right is P.O. 340. Photo by M.Koblischka

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EST Autorail Michelin ZZABs CEty 54005 (1936) in the museum Mulhouse. December 2016. Front view. Photo by M.Koblischka

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EST Autorail Michelin ZZABs CEty 54005 (1936) in the museum Mulhouse. December 2016. The full car from the front. Photo by M.Koblischka

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EST Autorail Michelin ZZABs CEty 54005 (1936) in the museum Mulhouse. December 2016. Side view from the rear. Photo by M.Koblischka

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EST Autorail Michelin ZZABs CEty 54005 (1936) in the museum Mulhouse. December 2016. Lettering. The rail car carries seats of first, second and third class. Photo by M.Koblischka

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EST Autorail Michelin ZZABs CEty 54005 (1936) in the museum Mulhouse. December 2016. Rear view. Photo by M.Koblischka

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EST Autorail Michelin ZZABs CEty 54005 (1936) in the museum Mulhouse. December 2016. Headlights, horns and coupler. Photo by M.Koblischka

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EST Autorail Michelin ZZABs CEty 54005 (1936) in the museum Mulhouse. December 2016. The air tires of the rear bogie (right side). Photo by M.Koblischka

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National Railway Museum Mulhouse Famous "Micheline" motor car with air tires. Mulhouse, 13/07/2002 Digital photo by Marco van Uden

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Autorail Michelin ZZABsCEty 54005, built for Est in 1936. Two 4-axle bogies with rubber tyres, powered by a Hispano-Suiza engine. 56 seats. Cité du Train, Mulhouse, 2006-06-02 tobias b köhler