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Introduced in 1950, it was operated by the Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Nationale des Chemins de fer fran\u00e7ais (“French National Railway Corporation”) (SNCF), and was regarded as the company’s flagship train.[1]The train was named after the Mistral, a strong, cold and usually dry regional wind blowing from north or northwestern France to the coast of the Mediterranean around the Camargue region.History[edit]The Mistral began its existence in 1950 as a mostly steam locomotive-hauled Rapide (express train) between Paris-Gare de Lyon and Marseille-Saint-Charles.  Two years later, in 1952, its route was extended to Nice-Ville.  By 1965, when it was integrated into the Trans Europ Express (TEE) system, it had become completely electric locomotive-hauled.In the 1970s, Le Mistral included some unique amenities, among them a “bookstall, bar and hairdressing salon”.[2]  The train also had two restaurant cars;[3] the Wagons-Lits Company provided the on-board catering.[4]  In 1975, a writer for Fodor’s called Le Mistral “perhaps the most luxurious train in Europe”.[5]The train’s final day as a TEE was 26 September 1981,[6] as the next day saw the introduction of the first TGV service in France, in that same corridor,[7] and the downgrading of Le Mistral to a two-class “Rapide” train, albeit continuing to use the same first-class coaches for the train’s first-class section.[6]Le Mistral was discontinued entirely in 1982, after being replaced by TGV service.Still steam-hauled in 1964, the Mistral was one of the fastest trains in France,[8] with an average speed of 132.8 kilometres per hour (82.5\u00a0mph) on the 314.1-kilometre (195.2\u00a0mi) Paris \u2013 Dijon section, as well as an average speed of 129\u00a0km\/h on its Valence \u2013 Avignon section.[8]:\u200a24\u200a It also had the distinction of being the train with the “world’s fastest schedule for [a route of] over 500 miles”,[8]:\u200a28\u200a averaging 120.2 kilometres per hour (74.7\u00a0mph) on its 861.6-kilometre (535.4\u00a0mi) Paris \u2013 Marseille section.[8] Slower speeds on the more “rugged country” between Marseille and Nice brought the average speed down to 104.9 kilometres per hour (65.2\u00a0mph) over the full 1,086\u00a0km route from Paris to Nice,[8] which was nevertheless a relatively high average speed for 1964. Soon after that, electrification of the route was completed, and Le Mistral began being hauled by modern electric locomotives; starting in 1969, it was Class CC 6500 locomotives. This change along with new passenger coaches increased the train’s average speed and shortened the travel time, the latter going from 10 hours, 21 minutes, in 1964[8]:\u200a28\u200a to just over 9 hours in June 1969.[9]See also[edit]References[edit]Notes[edit]^ “The Story of French Rail – 1969”. SNCF. Retrieved 22 February 2013.^ Nock, O.S. (1978). World Atlas of Railways, p. 86. New York: Mayflower Books (original publisher: Artists House, London, UK).  ISBN\u00a00-8317-9500-X.^ Gardner, Nicky; Kries, Susanne (30 June 2011). “Letter from Europe: Train services of yesteryear”. Hidden Europe. Retrieved 30 August 2013.^ Thomas Cook Continental Timetable (June 1975 edition), p. 69. Peterborough, UK: Thomas Cook Publishing.^ Tennant, David D. (1975). “Planning Your Trip: Rail Travel in Europe”.  In Eugene Fodor; Robert C. Fisher (eds.). Fodor’s Europe 1975. Fodor’s Guides. New York: David McKay Company. p.\u00a097.^ a b Thomas Cook International Timetable (September 27\u2013October 31, 1981 edition), pp. 6, 144, 148.^ “TGV Paris \u2013 Sud Est”. Thomas Cook International Timetable (September 27\u2013October 31, 1981 edition), p. 65.^ a b c d e f Steffee, Donald M. (June 1965). “Japan Takes the Blue Ribbon at 86.7 mph!”. Trains. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Kalmbach Publishing: 20\u201331.^ “Table 12: Le Mistral”. Cooks Continental Timetable (June 1969 edition), p. 65. London: Thomas Cook & Son, Ltd.Bibliography[edit]Malaspina, Jean-Pierre; Mertens, Maurice (2007). TEE: la l\u00e9gende des Trans-Europ-Express [TEE: The Legend of the Trans Europ Express]. Auray: LR Presse. ISBN\u00a0978-29-03651-45-9. (in French)Malaspina, Jean-Pierre; Mertens, Maurice (2008). TEE: la leggenda dei Trans-Europ-Express [TEE: The Legend of the Trans Europ Express]. Sal\u00f2: ETR \u2013 Editrice Trasporti su Rotaie. ISBN\u00a0978-88-85068-31-5. (in Italian)Mertens, Maurice; Malaspina, Jean-Pierre; von Mitzlaff, Berndt (2009). TEE – Die Geschichte des Trans-Europ-Express [TEE – The History of the Trans Europ Express]. D\u00fcsseldorf: Alba Publikation. ISBN\u00a0978-3-87094-199-4. (in German)Meunier, Jacob (2001). On the Fast Track: French Railway Modernization and the Origins of the TGV, 1944-1983. London; Westport (Connecticut): Praeger. ISBN\u00a00275973778.Victor, Andr\u00e9 (2012). Le Souffle du Mistral [The Blast of the Mistral] (in French). Paris: La Vie du Rail. ISBN\u00a09782918758471.  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