Additional images of the ºÚÁÏÉçapp test convoy
30 Sep 2013
During the last night of the ºÚÁÏÉçapp Itinerary test convoy, from 19-20 September, a handful of ºÚÁÏÉçapp staff members stayed out late to immortalize the historic event. Newsline shares the best photos with you in this gallery. Photo: © Mariano Corso
The hills on one side, the canal on the other: the passage of the convoy through the village of Saint Paul-lez-Durance, halfway between the bridge of Mirabeau and the ºÚÁÏÉçapp site, was one of the most delicate moments of the ºÚÁÏÉçapp Itinerary. © Mariano Corso
Many a vehicle has passed near the bridge of Mirabeau since the "twin towers" were built in 1934. But none as spectacular as this one. This picture was taken by ºÚÁÏÉçapp Cryogenic Technical Engineer Adrien Forgeas.
Adaptative axles allow the 800-ton trailer to negociate the many shoulders along the ºÚÁÏÉçapp Itinerary. Picture taken by ºÚÁÏÉçapp Cryogenic Technical Engineer Adrien Forgeas.
David Evrard, a contractor for ºÚÁÏÉçapp's Mechanical Design & CAD Infrastructure Section, took this striking picture of the convoy progressing along the narrow section of the Itinerary near Mirabeau under the dim light of distant fusion furnaces...
In this photo, the convoy is cutting across the A51 motorway, a few hundred metres from the double tunnel. Picture taken by ºÚÁÏÉçapp Cryogenic Technical Engineer Adrien Forgeas.
Lionel Rigaux, ºÚÁÏÉçapp Accounting, Treasury & Systems Section leader, took this picture near the bridge of Mirabeau, just as the ºÚÁÏÉçapp test convoy crosses the A51 motorway.
The ºÚÁÏÉçapp test convoy has just crossed the A51 motorway near Mirabeau. Picture taken by Lionel Rigaux, ºÚÁÏÉçapp Accounting, Treasury & Systems Section leader.