Turboméca non-aircraft applications

[Kiltonge]

Thought I'd gather these here as I encountered them. Turboméca turboshafts for non-aircraft applications.

Railway powerplants

Astazou IV

Turmo XII 'important fuel savings compared with earlier Turmos in French trains'
http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1978/1978%20-%202748.html

Military applications

Oredon IV APU in AMX tank

 

[KoV]

Smoke generators also !
http://www.microturbo.fr/systemes-non-propulsifs/?lang=en

 

[Apophenia]

Here's a few ...

Road Vehicles

Renault Étoile Filante - 1956 experimental car, 270 bhp Turbomeca Turmo

'Boost Palouste' - 1993-1996 motorcycle land speed record project, 1 x Turbomeca Palouste
-- Richard Brown's motorcycle with a Rolls-Royce licensed-built Palouste fitted with 'superburner'.
-- https://web.archive.org/web/20071020155155/http://www.jet-pack.co.uk/content.aspx?guid=d5ad22d3-4de0-4cab-ad6b-4efa101a795f

Turbotrains (Turbine Trains)

TGS (Turbine à gaz spéciale) - 1967, 1 x Turbomeca Turmo III
-- TGS power backup: 1 x 6-cylinder Poyaud diesel

RTG (Rames à turbine à gaz) - 1970, 1 x 1 Turbomeca Turmo XII/Turmo III H1
-- RTG power backup: 2 x (twinned) Turbomeca Astazou IV

ETG (Élément à turbine à gaz) - 1971, 1 x Turbomeca Turmo III F1/H1 (mod. 'C3)

TGV 001 (Train à grande vitesse) - 1972, 4 x Turbomeca Turmo III G

Aérotrains (Hover Trains)

Bertin Aérotrain 01 - 1966(?) refitted with Turbomeca Marboré

Bertin Aérotrain 02 - 1967, 1 x Turbomeca Turmo III E3*
-- * Other sources say P&W JT12 + 1 x Palouste backup

Bertin Aérotrain I80-250 - 1969, 2 x Turbomeca Turmo III

Aéroglisseur (Hovercraft)

SEDAM Naviplane N102 - 1967, 1 x Turbomeca Astazou XIV

SEDAM Naviplane N300 - 1967, 2 x Turbomeca Turmo III N3

Terraplane BC8 - 1967, 1 x Turbomeca Marboré II

Terraplane (Hover Truck)

Terraplane BC4 - 1961, 1 x Turbomeca Marboré II
- BC4 = Bertin & Cie No 4
-- https://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1962/1962%20-%201199.PDF