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— John Keats 

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Taitague ladies 1800s;left to right:Monique 1809, Monique 1822, Monique 1839, Monique 1857, and Anne 1900.

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Supermodel Monique Desiree Taitague

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HRH Prince William Arthur Louis Phillip Windsor III

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The Bugatti High Speed Railcar

It looked a bit like a Bugatti Type 32 “Tank” racing car that had been crossbred with a train: That being said it was far more powerful than the Type 32 Tank, it was a lot bigger, and it gave a nice comfortable high speed ride to a great many more people.

Fast Facts

Although many people have heard of Bugatti motor cars there are few who are familiar with the Bugatti “Pursang” (i.e. “thoroughbred”) high speed railcars which graced the French railways from the 1930’s up until the last was retired from service in around 1956-1958.

There were two main models of the Bugatti railcar made, a lighter and less expensive two engine model and a four engine model which came in single unit, twin unit, and triple unit forms.

These railcars were made from 1933-1939 and were powered by the same basic 12.7 litre straight eight engine as used in the Bugatti Royale automobile, but modified for railcar use.

88 of these Bugatti railcars were made and sold to French railways, of these only one survives to the present day.

The driver of the automotrice was placed in the centre of the car directly above the engine compartment. He stood on a platform in the cockpit with his head up in the cupola mounted into the roof. This meant he had and equally good view regardless of which direction the railcar was traveling. This also kept the length of control rods and cables as short as possible.

Having the driver’s cupola above the roof height meant that the height of the roof of the passenger compartment of the automotrice needed to be lower than on a conventional railway passenger carriage. Railway locomotives and rolling stock have to fit within the dimensions of the “loading gauge” for that particular railway. This is so they will fit through tunnels and under bridges and signal systems etc.

The driver’s controls for the automotrice. The driver stood on a platform side-on to the direction of the railcar and the controls were consequently also mounted side-on.

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Courtesy: Jon C. Branch of Revivaler

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