One thing is certain;
Renault used nice names for its products. Many of those names have a
certain meaning or are derived from other well-known things. Because the
type names are in French, they sound marvellous. Even types names
containing a numeral, or names of numerals and characters sounded
perfect. For example Renault 4, in French ‘Quatre’. Sounds good, isn’t
it. In Dutch it is a bit more simple: Renault ‘vier’. An advantage
the French have thanks to their language. For the Dutch it remains
difficult. I will try to explain
the meaning of some names in this section.
Typenames
Tancarville:
The name of a well-known
bridge over the river Seine, in Normandy.
Le Centaure:
Half man, half horse.
Ceres:
Goddess of harvest
Iliade:
Iliad, epic poem.
Dauphine:
Wife of the French Crown
Prince.
Pangea: The entire earth
Frégate:
Little
escort ship / fast three-master
Nicknames
Fainéant:
De nietsnut, de luilak
Autorail
type JJ:
Zoutvaatje
Autorail
typen: 5030, U300, X3800 en 3900: Picasso
5050
Gasturbinelocomotief: Belphégor
(het spook van de Opéra)
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