The Renault VH was the first standard-gauge railcar that Renault produced in large numbers, with production starting in 1933. One hundred units were manufactured at the Ile Seguin factories near Paris, and they ran on various SNCF lines until 1970. Each was driven by a Renault 12-A-130 engine of twelve V cylinders and 27 litres in total displacement, producing 220 hp, which sent power through a clutch to a four-speed gearbox with an inverter. A large streamlined radiator on the roof, with an adjustable flap, cooled the engine and earned the units the nickname Iroquois. Two examples are preserved, one at the Cité du Train and the other with the Train à vapeur des Cévennes.
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Renault VH is the first standard-gauge railcar produced by Renault in large numbers, starting in 1933.
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Renault VH is the first standard-gauge railcar produced by Renault in large numbers, starting in 1933.
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One hundred units were manufactured in the Ile Seguin factories near Paris.
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The units ran on various SNCF lines until 1970.
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The VH are equipped with the Renault 12-A-130 engine with twelve V-cylinders (27 liters of overall displacement), producing 220 hp.
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first standard-gauge railcar produced by Renault in large numbers
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