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CFC AMG dmu in Ajaccio on Corse. The train is closed for public. 4th of July 2007 Photo by Mikkel Lindgren (mikkelik938@gmail.com) Can be put under: France -> Narrow Gauge -> Corse -> AMG

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CFC - Corsica, France One of the new trainsets AMG nr. 802 is stabled in between older trains in the depot of Bastia. Only a few of the AMG class are in service although the first was already delivered in 2009. Bastia, 18-05-2012 Digital photo by Marco van Uden

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CFC - Corsica, France The few trainsets of the AMG class that are already in service, are used on the Bastia-Ajaccio through trains. When the entire class is in service, most of the older railcars and trailers can be withdrawn. AMG 803 stands at Bastia, ready to depart with the evening train to Ajaccio. Bastia, 18-05-2012 Digital photo by Marco van Uden

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CFC - Corsica, France The few trainsets of the AMG class that are already in service, are used on the Bastia-Ajaccio through trains. When the entire class is in service, most of the older railcars and trailers can be withdrawn. AMG 803 stands at Bastia, ready to depart with the evening train to Ajaccio. Bastia, 18-05-2012 Digital photo by Marco van Uden

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CFC - Corsica, France The entrance to the new AMG trainsets is really low-floor, but 5 steps are necessary to reach the passenger compartments. Bastia, 18-05-2012 Digital photo by Marco van Uden

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CFC - Corsica, France The passenger compartments at the end of the the new trainsets type AMG slope towards the cabin and offer a nice view outside. Unfortunately the trainsets are incredibly noisy with the engine sound reaching very annoying levels inside. Bastia, 18-05-2012 Digital photo by Marco van Uden

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CFC - Corsica, France One of the new type AMG trainsets (nr. 807) stabled in the station area of Ajaccio. Ajaccio, 19-05-2012 Digital photo by Marco van Uden

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CFC - Corsica, France Trainset AMG 809 makes a short stop on its way from Bastia to Ajaccio. In Ponte-Leccia the railway line to Calvi branches off the main line Bastia-Ajaccio. Ponte-Leccia, 18-05-2012 Digital photo by Marco van Uden

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CFC - Corsica, France Trainset AMG 809 makes a short stop on its way from Bastia to Ajaccio. In Ponte-Leccia the railway line to Calvi branches off the main line Bastia-Ajaccio. Ponte-Leccia, 18-05-2012 Digital photo by Marco van Uden

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New EMU "AMG" (for "Autorail voie Métrique de Grand confort") ordered in 2003 by the Corsican Railways (CFC) from CFD-Bagnères. These will be delivered in 2006/2007, primarily for Superfast services on Bastia-Ajaccio, with 8-9 daily services planned (02:30, with 3 stops), instead of the current 4 daily services (03:30 in average). They will also run on Bastia-Calvi (-20 min). With 880kW (for just 80t), they will form the highest-powered metre-gauge, DMU fleet in the world. These sets will feature air-conditioning and panoramic saloons. Photo and Artist view by Luc Beaumadier (Acknowledgements). Posting and comment by P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr).