Summer 1969-Winter 1970/71
TEE 83/CG/83 - Catalan Talgo
Spanish Talgo train with route Barcelona-Gerona-Port Bou-Cerbère-
Perpignan-Narbonne-Béziers-Sète-Montpellier-Nîmes-Avignon-Valence-
Romans Bourg de Péage-Grenoble-Challes les Eaux-Chambéry-
Aix les Bains le Revard-Culoz/Culoz-Bellegarde-Genève. Departure 9.45,
arrival 19.35. In summer 1970 the stops in Romans Bourg de Péage and
Sète were abandoned. The number 83 was used in Spain and
Switzerland, the number CG in France. Renumbered in TEE 73/72/73.
TEE 84/GC/84 - Catalan Talgo
Reversal of TEE 83/CG/83, departure 10.40, arrival 20.30. Also here in
the summer of 1970 the stops in Romans Bourg de Péage and Sète omitted.
84 was used in Switzerland and Spain, GC in France.
Renumbered in TEE 70/71/70.
Summer 1971-Winter 1981/82
TEE 70/71/70(5070) - Catalan Talgo
Successor of TEE 84/GC/84. In the winter of 1975 the route was modified to
Genève-Bellegarde-Lyon Brotteaux-Valence-Avignon-Nîmes-Montpellier-
Béziers-Narbonne-Perpignan-Cerbère-Port Bou-Gerona-Barcelona with
modified timing (departure 11.35, arrival 20.45). During the summers
of 1974 to 1979 (daylight saving time in Spain, not in France and
Switzerland) arrival was one hour later in 1980 (DST in Spain and France,
not in Switzerland) departure was one hour earlier. The number 70
was used on the route Genève-Culoz, from winter 1975 to the Culoz bypass
and in Spain (replaced by 5070 from summer 1975), 71 was
used on the remainder. Abandoned in summer 1982.
TEE 73(5073)/72/73 - Catalan Talgo
Successor of TEE 83/CG/83 with modifications similar to TEE 70/71/70(5070).
With the modification in summer 1975 timing was changed to a departure of
9.45 and an arrival of 19.00. In the summers of 1974 and 1975 departure
was one hour later; in 1976 to 1979 departure was 30 minutes later and
arrival 30 minutes earlier, in 1980 arrival was one hour earlier.
The number 73 was used on the Swiss part from Culoz (later from the
Culoz bypass) and
in Spain (to be replaced by 5073), 72 was used on the
remainder. Stopped in summer 1982.
TEE 70/71D/70 - emergency Catalan Talgo
During a period in the winter of 1972 the train could not run the normal
route and was detoured under the emergency number through Lyon; the same
route as the train would run 3 years later, but with a stop in Culoz.
On the French section the number was augmented with the letter D
(Detour).
TEE 73/72D/73 - emergency Catalan Talgo
The emergency reversal of the previous one.
Maps:
- Summer 1969 - Winter 1969/70
- Summer 1970 - Summer 1975
- Winter 1975/76 - Winter 1981/82