You will have to download 2 self installer files plus an information pack containing moreover the 10 original activities by Claude Jousset I translated in English. Noice you need only 3 easy-to-download models to run these activities
As you certainly don’t already know this route you will find hereafter a small illustrated report.
Claude Jousset route depicts the southern part of the real line, run by the underground operator RATP and which joins the Gare du Nord to Robinson and semi rural St Remy, 30 km south of Paris. (the northern part, run by the SNCF, joins the Roissy Charles de Gaulle airport). This is basically a commuter route, but you can run duty trains and in Massy Palaiseau station you can have TGVs, commuter trains of other classes, freight trains and some passengers trains in transit through circular itineraries. When old timer EMUs (in a time starting from 1938) will be available, you could run as well light freight trains on some parts of the route.
The route starts from the underground station of Paris Gare du Nord and quickly reaches the important connexion station of Châtelet Les Halles. We are here under the heart of historic Paris. Nearly all the journey through Paris is underground and the train arrives in the open air in Denfert Rochereau station.
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After the international university campus, we leave Paris to enter the suburb. Claude Jousset reproduced faithfully some interesting landmarks like the Arcueil aqueduct, built during Louis XIV reign to send water to Versailles gardens.
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In Bourg La Reine station startson the right the short branch line to Robinson
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The main line goes further towards south. Near Massy Verrieres the RER B line follows closely a branch of the RER C, crosses over a bridge the LGV A, then crosses under a viaduct the busy circular line around Paris before entering the important junction station of Massy Palaiseau. Notice the characteristic station building
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After Massy Palaiseau, the landscape is slightly less urbanized. There are a lot of cottages and forests stretch over the hills (a little bit oversized !).
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I added some screens shot by Claude Jousset himself and showing his work in progress old timer class Z EMU.

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Thanks again, Claude !
Emmanuel


