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RATP was not the original operator
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Barely arrived, already set for a new return across downtwon Paris
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TN 6 and Paris city hall
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The TN 6 drove its first guest in 1934 and the last ones in 1969
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Front left wheel
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The driver's office
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Back at the wheel
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The ticket inspector donning grand pa and dad's uniform
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Classic and new.
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On the go for another ride across time
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During the late 1920s, STCRP Mass Transit company opts for replacing tramways with conventional buses. RATP's predecessor selects the Renault TN4 family of buses
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The rear platform turned the TN4s into an instant success with riders. The TN4H was introduced into service in 1936.
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Two crew members were in charge, first was the a driver
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A small suicide door and a foot-step were what the driver needed to take place in the "office"
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The engine was a 4 cylinders fed by gasoline, (petrol for our British fellow members)
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The TN4H was 9.75m long
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The TN4H was 2.35 m wide
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The engine developped 58 hp. Afar, the central part of Paris cityhall
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second crew member was a conductor, also acting as a teller
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There was some competition for staying on the outdoor platform
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Generation gaps, the TN4H is passed by a contemporary Iveco/Irisbus Citelis
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On the road again for a short circuit
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Porduction of the Saviem (and then Renault RVI) SC 10 lasted 24 years
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The SC10 was initially powered by the indigeneous Fulgur (fulgurant !) engine which quickly showed its lack of power
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Including 45 standing and 33 seated, capacity was set to 78 riders
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RATP commissioned a small series of SC10RAs fitted with a rear outdoor platform
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RATP's last SC 10s joined the TN4 in 2003
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Also avialable for events through Locabus, this SC10 is part of the parent company's collection
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This particular VW pre-1971T2 must be one of the best known Kombi(s) in France (Vincennes, 09/05/2010)
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The light truck which drove to the show looks to be a pre-WWII CarryAll
