Nicknamed the “Blue Train” because of its distinctive livery, which set it apart from the red and cream-colored urban vehicles, this train -capable of pulling up to five cars- operated from 1932 to 1957.
A symbol of the cutting-edge modernity of the French intercity tram system between the two world wars, it was assigned to the renovated line connecting Lyon (Quai de la Pêcherie) to Neuville-sur-Saône, whose route corresponds to that of the current Bus Line 40.
Finally, this motor car was one of the very last trams still in service in Lyon in 1956, at a time when the rest of the network had already been converted to trolleybuses and buses.

• Series and dimensions: Produced in a series of six units (the vehicle shown here is the sixth), this railcar features a 15-meter-long metal body.
• Appearance and capacity: Painted in blue and cream, it has a capacity of 50 seats and includes a passenger compartment with transverse benches as well as a luggage compartment.
• Access: Passengers board through a wide, centrally located, pneumatically operated double sliding door.
• Powertrain and power: Equipped with four electric motors -two on each bogie- delivering a total power output of 240 kW (325 ch).
• Power supply and hybrid collection: Operates on 550 V to 600 V DC using a hybrid system: a central pantograph (for suburban and intercity sections) and two trolley poles (for the overhead lines in downtown Lyon).
• Driving and coupling: Fully bidirectional vehicle with a driver’s cab at each end and equipped with a Boirault automatic coupling system.
• Braking systems: Equipped with a rheostatic electric brake and a compressed-air brake (which also powers the doors and the whistle).