VOIE ETROITE
- N° 173 d'août-septembre 1999
Les
autorails Billards des chemins de fer corses.
Two pages article written by Jean-Claude Lehoux. He exposes the origins of Billard railcars in Corsica. Bought new at the builder, or second-hand bought on French mainland metric networks when they closed. Some ones were modernized : rebodied, and equipped with new seats.
Quelques photos qui illustrent l'article - A few pictures from this article :
501
shuttle railcar at Algajola-station in 1973
Ponte-Leccia
station : 113 CFC railcar, ex-SACFS 513 parcels railcar (1973)
Cette
légende est fausse, ce n'est pas le 113, mais un autorail de la série
501 à 504 (A-80-D Billard reconstruit)
This legend is false, it
is not the 113, but a railcar of the 501/4 series (A-B0-D Billard rebodied)
Billard
A 80 D n° 513 railcar for maintenance at Ponte-Leccia (1983). Photo B. Vieu