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Continuing my 40+ year love affair with Corail compartment coaches, I have just placed 15 new models in my Shapeways shop:-

 

A5t2u Vu75 Téoz (2 versions)
B3Su Téoz (2 versions Vu78 and VU86)
B7uh Vu83 Intercités and TER (Sliding plug door for handicapped access)
B11u Corail, Intercités and TER - (4 versions Vu75, Vu78,Vu83, Vu83 sliding plug doors) (Vu80 available from Piko)
A9u Vu75 Corail and TER
A10u Vu78 Corail, intercités and TER (different from the Piko version)
A4B6u Vu75 Corail and TER
B6Du Vu86 (different from the Piko Vu78)
B12u B3t7u A6t5u Vu85 (Cabine Huit and TER)
B5uxh réversible - matches up with the cab module already available on Shapeways from "Les petits trains de Théo".

 

The bodies are designed to reuse parts from Roco/Fleischmann Eurofima whilst different in many ways (bogies and skirts) still look convincing with the new bodies on.

 

https://www.shapeways.com/shops/moving-buses

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I have now added 5 additional items to my Shapeways listing.

 

First is the interior for a Corail ambulance coach with the beds in ambulance/pilgrimage configuration, with 40 beds.

 

https://www.shapeways.com/product/BMRFD6YSM/sncf-corail-ambulance-amenagement-interieur-1-160?optionId=111213949

 

This interior fits into the other 4 items added - replacing the original interior of the Roco/Fleischmann Eurofima.

 

Ambulance coach Vu75 - original version with one small cut out for the electrical connections at each body end.

https://www.shapeways.com/product/AJQLACFWA/sncf-corail-ambulance-so-vu75-1-160-originale?optionId=111237724

 

Ambulance coach Vu75 - final version with two large cut outs in the body ends.

https://www.shapeways.com/product/6QLVJCUQZ/sncf-corail-ambulance-so-vu75-1-160-fin-de-vie?optionId=111238596

 

Ambulance coach Vu80 - original version with one small cut out for electrical connections at each end.

https://www.shapeways.com/product/FLBW3X3W3/sncf-corail-ambulance-so-vu80-1-160-originale?optionId=111238110

 

Ambulance coach Vu80 - final version with two large cut outs in the body ends.

https://www.shapeways.com/product/VWQ8KJSSJ/sncf-corail-ambulance-so-vu80-1-160-fin-de-vie?optionId=111238726

 

The difference between the Vu75 and Vu80 rests simply with the layout of the window to the left of the large central sliding door. This is a half drop on the Vu75, and a full non-opening window on the Vu80.

 

When I get a spare hour I will also draw up the interior for the 60 bed configuration used for group travel, and later the interiors for the B6Du 2nd class/baggage, the 10 compartment A10u, 12 compartment "Cabine 8", and the semi-open conversion of these to B3t7u/A6B5tu. These are the coaches where the donor Eurofima interiors do not exactly match the window spacings.

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The Corail style ambulance coaches usually ran with a converted 2nd class/baggage car. These were B5Dux/B5Dd2ux conversions of the Vu86 build of B6Du/B6Dd2u. A refreshment  and medical preparation area was installed in the "agent's" compartment which was fitted with a half drop window, with a corresponding half drop on the corridor side. I have now put this version in my Shapeways shop.

 

https://www.shapeways.com/product/3HARBUCWA/sncf-pelerins-mixte-fourgon-b5dux-b5dd2u-1-160?optionId=114942873

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I have added another variant to the range. This is a 2nd class baggage car with part of the baggage area converted to an accessible toilet. The non opening window in the baggage compartment has been replaced by a top opening window, using part of the glazing from the donor Roco/Fleischmann Eurofima coach.

https://www.shapeways.com/product/HAT72SFN7/sncf-corail-b7dux-ufr-pmr-vu78-1-160

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The final two orders for SNCF’s Corail open saloon coaches (Vtu) were fitted from new with sliding plug doors. These were 110 in the Vtu82 order made up of first class and second class versions plus some specials for the ill-fated “Fédora” special train project. The Vtu84 build was made up of 100 first/second class composites.

 

The original Lima Vtu coaches included a plug door option, but the more recent Piko models are uniquely fitted with the inset folding doors. 

 

At the request of a French enthusiast I have just made available 3 sprues each of 40 doors (10 vehicles worth) for either just Vtu82, just Vtu84 or a 20/20 mixture of each. The doors are handed so different at each end of the vehicle when looked at from the side. The Vtu84 has the door opening button about 25cm lower than the Vtu82.

 

The new doors can be fitted without dismantling the Piko coach.

 

The conversion instructions in English are here:-

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UbaXmYjEQHKYwv8kAu1-4sIBI6R5Bw1-/view?usp=sharing

 

It is a really simple conversion.


This is a screen grab from the drawing file for the Vtu84.

 

vtu84_10.jpg

 

This photo shows the 3D printed doors fitted to a coach in TER Rhône-Alpes livery.

 

finish10.jpg

 

I was surprised to find that I have only ever photographed one of these coaches which is seen here in a poor quality image taken at Lyon Part-Dieu on 12 August 2004. 

 

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The doors are on Shapeways now:-

 

https://www.shapeways.com/shops/moving-buses?section=Portes+Corail+1%2F160&s=0

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After having my enjoyment designing bodies for SNCF Corail compartment stock, I have now made the 1/160 scale .stl files available for free download from the Shapeways site. This will give printer owners the opportunity to redesign to suit other donor chassis such as the Piko Vu chassis, or resize to suit their needs, or just print at home far more cheaply than using Shapeways.

 

To use the "Download Product" option you must be signed in to Shapeways, and the button appears at the end of the product description for each individual body. 

 

Revised location for download files:-

 

https://tinyurl.com/ys7dzd8z

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Following some problems with the integrity of some of the files downloadable from my Shapeways shop, I have now loaded the original files onto Google Drive after running all of them through Accutrans and Nettfab. The links below provide a free download of the files for the SNCF Corail coaches, and some door and interior files.

 

SNCF A4B6u Vu75

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kYo0H2za6i3QogsQhKaRLRNmNzRVhKcJ/view?usp=sharing

 

SNCF A9u A5t2u (Téoz) Vu75

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hu0xB9GF6NCAxqQXIijeCQEh1t6X0Jbb/view?usp=sharing

 

SNCF A10u Vu78

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_CdpTwS3mi31DLyplfiKIyVACtYisYG9/view?usp=sharing

 

SNCF A11u B11u Vu75

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BB6MmfsJt476wJ4smRPE5uzMGdFUMhKW/view?usp=sharing

 

SNCF B11u Vu78

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lSo5AE4O5LaM60QG6oKq1Z-W1kL-sGSP/view?usp=sharing

 

SNCF B11u Vu80

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BB6MmfsJt476wJ4smRPE5uzMGdFUMhKW/view?usp=sharing

 

SNCF B11u Vu83

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GdfTX9rgribHYMHSlrkELY_JX0crvyLq/view?usp=sharing

 

SNCF B11u Vu83 with sliding doors https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_rwBrStEUqdktXATCMNqjzOYJfOqSFpi/view?usp=sharing

 

SNCF B7uh Vu83

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1T9H2cFXa_KnJ47MJ0Nvhsff9QZiGVELM/view?usp=sharing

 

SNCF B12u (Cabine 8) A5t6u B3t7U Vu85

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JykT25_vA3hSn0slSyK2lMgb0EGqfD25/view?usp=sharing

 

SNCF B7Dux Vu78

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ob1FVvSJjgYF7TOdhCjrrrr4JjK4nH_Q/view?usp=sharing

 

SNCF B6Du Vu75/78

https://drive.google.com/file/d/19iT4BpR2yUuMXJSGiz0zPU-Bs6gOTEi1/view?usp=sharing

 

SNCF B6Du Vu86

https://drive.google.com/file/d/17AKG_z2lCTktroXOstEQIE6FqIOrQ0zx/view?usp=sharing

 

SNCF B5Dux  Vu86

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UogfI0w_OxPu7Z2XgdLFUwfWa2RbPEvt/view?usp=sharing

 

SNCF B3Su  Téoz Vu75/78

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PCpil7QNEVPhjgNIgmH-_rpG3gcnxryi/view?usp=sharing

 

 

SNCF B3Su Téoz Vu86

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_NkGN3VR94UWcYoQhbR-AgK7ujhatdXe/view?usp=sharing

 

SNCF B5uxh (without driving cab)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KhRCWH2Z8dViJ6GlzVNwId0Jc1x9s2uP/view?usp=sharing

 

SNCF AEF/Eurailtest test coaches 234 235 ex-B6Du Vu86

https://drive.google.com/file/d/13sXULO0zEFmQ5Q9PjdRcN8R2BAkZwPrF/view?usp=sharing

 

SNCF Ambulance Vu75

https://drive.google.com/file/d/11exmyuXO0iCpib0IhFG7RROp3qYZJRu2/view?usp=sharing

 

SNCF Ambulance Vu80

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1c1i_oUebqw5SG-DMQdhwLyVWgrOYPpGB/view?usp=sharing

 

SNCF Ambulance interior

https://drive.google.com/file/d/18HbvTUfwRF9andJ5OGQae7s8ATUg1W8o/view?usp=sharing

 

SNCF Corail sliding plug doors Vtu82

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ra0kOT1SxahFSL0RSnqsZt48tooNufrb/view?usp=sharing

 

SNCF Corail sliding plug doors Vtu84

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kMGeCQp43XMlvS2fxtqvdSdXBS5bAmFS/view?usp=sharing

 

SNCF Corail sliding plug doors Vtu82 + Vtu84

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1c22MulFVv0uuSlc0wjUY17RnlcolUk-9/view?usp=sharing

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I have added another file to the list. This is test coaches Su 234 and 235 used by Agence Essais Ferroviaires. Two vehicles were converted  from the B5Dux/B5Dd2ux (ex- B6Du/B6Dd2ux Vu86), and seem to be used for testing traction. Good photos appear in the recently published Tome 4 of the Le Train Corail archive. The corridor side of the coach is unaltered from the original B6Du layout, so the half drop window has been replaced with a plain non-opener. On the compartment side, the window layout has been revised slightly, and the small window at the baggage end of the coach has become an air intake for a (motor?) generator set. I have not changed the roof to show the exhaust for this, or for any ventilator changes which are not clear enough in the photos. I have had a couple of prints run off which are in the paint shop now.

 

Screenshot of the body:-

 

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STL file download here:- https://drive.google.com/file/d/13sXULO0zEFmQ5Q9PjdRcN8R2BAkZwPrF/view?usp=sharing

 

 

Raw prints received from Hexa-cubed:-

 

3dp-5612.jpg

 

Test coach at work:-

 

http://www.vuesurlavoie.com/picture.php?/10471-090923_DSC_1277/category/750-vossloh_euro_4000

 

 

 

 

 

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Since I started drawing up the files for 3D printing, I had no intention of duplicating commercially available items, except where those were inaccurate. This was when I was selling through my Shapeways shop. However, now that the files are for home printing or printing in a local 3D print shop, I have decided to complete the range of bodies with the four missing couchette cars and the B6Dd2 second class/baggage car. I think that I have now covered every type including later conversions.

 

To round things off I have drawn up 2 chassis to suit the two different bogie centre options (19.0 metres/18.4 metres), and the gangways to go on the coach ends.

 

SNCF B10c10ux/B7c7ux Vu75 second class couchettes

 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/194Fxbn5ftrX_JL8otfxxgw7Zaa884sEt/view?usp=sharing

 

SNCF B10c10ux Vu84 second class couchettes (Iberia traffic)

 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nkmHnapke_VEHz2LV_NCKgWhyq_Oy_FC/view?usp=sharing

 

 

SNCF A9c9ux Vu75 first class couchettes

 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eN-wM1egXZLTGhyiNMIAS0cPQiZDJGKD/view?usp=sharing

 

 

SNCF AcBcux Vu84 convertible couchettes 1st/2nd class

 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FEuSIhUrQyFt0WsyKOga7AAQqPK7QRP-/view?usp=sharing

 

 

SNCF B6Dd2 Vu75 second class/baggage


https://drive.google.com/file/d/1M0HKV6zbezI_x3K0VuO4TTWuI4qFiFcq/view?usp=sharing

 

SNCF Corail Chassis Vu75 bogie centres 19.0 metres

 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Va_kNbh8i4gWI8hNwMV7YFb6AdGvZv0n/view?usp=sharing

 

SNCF Corail chassis Vu78-Vu86  bogie centres 18.4 metres

 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yIucucjX-upuCky6NqrdyZ31PW9xxilG/view?usp=sharing

 

Extra parts needed to complete the chassis:-

 

2 x Y32 bogies (Piko 94338-02A)

4 x wheelsets axle length 13.85mm, wheel diameter 5.6mm (various suppliers)

2 x kinematic couplers Pého 005

A steel weight 85mm x 12,5mm x 1mm. See link below.

 

https://www.first4magnets.com/tape-strip-c85/steelflex-12-5mm-wide-steel-tape-gloss-white-premium-self-adhesive-p3835#ps_0_4017|ps_1_12853

 

Gangway for home printing

 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HqnMmFjyG2_R21KO3p-6gPi1_-PSjANL/view?usp=sharing

 

I am gradually working my way through interiors, but that is a bit dependant on getting drawings or photos of the more esoteric ones. So far there is the ambulance car, 

 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/18HbvTUfwRF9andJ5OGQae7s8ATUg1W8o/view?usp=sharing

 

and 3 different versions for the B6Dux driving trailer family.

 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rRyl8l37VL0oSeEDXqyBtUcZ47XpZi5E/view?usp=sharing

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I have now uploaded links to 25 .stl files for interiors for the whole Corail Vu family in 1/160:-

 

https://tinyurl.com/ys7dzd8z

 

A friend in France has been road-testing these and they incorporate improvements derived from his experiences. Using an Anycubic Photon Mono X he is able to print four files for bodies/chassis/interiors at once flat on the build plate with a print time below three hours. 3D printing and N scale seem to work well together.

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