SNCF Class Z 50000
The SNCF Class Z 50000, also known as the "Francilien," is a type of dual-voltage electric multiple unit trainset that is operated on Transilien network, a commuter rail system serving Paris and its Île-de-France suburbs.
Z 50000 Francilien | |
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![]() A pair of Z 50000 trainsets in the older Carmillon livery (left) and the current livery (right) | |
In service | 2009-present |
Manufacturer | Bombardier Transportation |
Built at | Crespin |
Replaced | BB 17000, RIB, Z 6100, Z 6400 |
Entered service | 14 December 2009 |
Number under construction | 360 trainsets |
Number in service | 277 trainsets (2,082 cars) (As of July 2020) |
Formation | 7 or 8 cars per trainset 134 trainsets with 7 cars 143 trainsets with 8 cars (As of July 2020) |
Capacity | Seated: 405† / 503* Standing: 468† / 552* (at 4 per square metre) |
Operator(s) | Transilien SNCF |
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Specifications | |
Car body construction | Stainless steel |
Train length | 94.3 m (309 ft 5 in)† 112.5 m (369 ft 1 in)* |
Car length | 16.53 m (54 ft 3 in) (end car) 13.24 m (43 ft 5 in) (intermediate cars) |
Width | 3.06 m (10.0 ft) |
Height | 4.28 m (14 ft 1 in) |
Entry | 985 mm (38.8 in) |
Wheel diameter | 840 mm (33.07 in) |
Wheelbase | 1.9 m (75 in) |
Maximum speed | 140 km/h (87 mph) |
Weight | 210,000 kg (460,000 lb)† 240,000 kg (530,000 lb)* |
Traction motors | Bombardier MITRAC IGBT VVVF motors |
Power output | 2,950 kW (3,960 hp)* (2,620 kW (3,510 hp) continuous) |
Acceleration | 1 m/s2 (3.3 ft/s2) (0 to 50 km/h or 0 to 31 mph)* |
Deceleration | 1.05 m/s2 (3.4 ft/s2)* (service brakes) |
Electric system(s) | 1.5 kV DC or 25 kV AC overhead catenary |
Current collection method | Pantograph Type AX |
Bogies | FLEXX Compact type |
Braking system(s) | Disc, dynamic and regenerative |
Safety system(s) | Crocodile and KVB |
Coupling system | Scharfenberg type |
Multiple working | Z 50000 |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
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† Seven car train, * Eight car train Sources:[1][2][3] |
A total of 360 trainsets have either been built or are under construction by Canadian conglomerate Bombardier at its Crespin, France factory since 2006. The first set was placed into regular passenger service on 14 December 2009.
The name Francilien is also the demonym for people living in Île-de-France. The manufacturer brands this equipment as the SPACIUM 3.06, in reference to the 3.06 meter width of the cars, and the equipment has also sometimes been called NAT (for French: Nouvelle Automotrice Transilien, English: New railcar Transilien) which was its project name.
History and design
In 2004, the Syndicat des transports d'Île-de-France (STIF, the transit authority for the Paris region) began the tendering process for approximately 180 new electric multiple unit trainsets to replace SNCF's aging single-deck suburban fleet, including trainsets nicknamed “inox” (short for inoxydable, English: stainless [steel]) (Classes Z 5300, Z 6100, Z 6400) and similar push-pull trainsets known as RIB (Rame inox de banlieue) and RIO (Rame inox omnibus). The SNCF and STIF requested bids for a train design that could operate on a typical journey of 30 to 50 kilometres (19 to 31 miles) in length, including numerous stops lasting 30 to 40 seconds, and able to operate from either 1.5 kV DC or 25 kV AC overhead catenary electrification.[4]
Alstom, Bombardier, and Siemens all submitted bids for the project.[5] In 2006, SNCF and STIF awarded the contract to Bombardier with a firm order for 172 ‘Francilien’ trainsets at a cost of €1.85 billion, with an option for 200 more.[1][2]
Bombardier vehicle design is articulated using Jakobs bogies between the carriages. Seating is in a 3+2 layout giving over 400 seats in a seven-car unit, over 500 in an eight-car set. Total capacity exceeds 800 (or 1,000 in eight-car trains) including standing passengers at 4 per square metre (3.3/sq yd). The vehicle's width is 3.06 metres (10.0 ft), which is wider than previous trains, achieved by having a relatively short car length of 13.24 metres (43 ft 5 in).[4][3] The inter-carriage passages have wide, open gangway connections, limiting bottlenecking.[3] All interior lights are provided by light-emitting diodes (LED), so power consumption is lessened.[4]
Bombardier presented the Spacium vehicle at Crespin on 6 February 2009.[6] The first service operated by a Francilien train was on Transilien Line H from Paris Gare du Nord to Luzarches on Sunday 13 December 2009.[7] As of December 2018, 360 trainsets had been ordered, and about 240 were in active service.[8]
Photo gallery
- Interior, showing 3+2 seating
- Interior, showing open gangway connection
- Gap filler allowing easy access for wheelchair users
- SIVE dynamic passenger information screens
- Operator's cab
- Z 50000 in the older Carmillon livery on Transilien Line L at Cergy-Saint-Christophe station
See also
References
- Dossier de Presse (28 mars 2008) Visite à Crespin (Nord) de la ligne de fabrication du Francilien (PDF) (in French), STIF, 28 March 2008, archived from the original (PDF) on 7 September 2008
- "Paris prepares for the Spacium age". International Railway Journal. September 2008. pp. 29–32.
- "SPACIUM 3.06 - Ile-de-France commuter train". Bombardier Transportation.
- "L'automotrice "Francilien", futur matériel pour l'Île-de-France"", Revue générale des chemins de fer (in French) (172), pp. 7–16, May 2008, ISSN 0035-3183
- Des trains modernisés sur le réseau Transilien (PDF), Syndicat des Transports d'Ile-de-France, 24 March 2006, 3. Nouvelle Automotrice Transilien (NAT), archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2013
- "Spacium готов к испытаниям" (PDF), Железные дороги мира (ЖДМ) (in Russian) (3), pp. 31–36, 2009
- First run for the Francilien, SNCF, 11 December 2009
- "Paris commuter EMUs ordered". Railway Gazette International. 27 December 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
Literature
- "De la NAT au Francilien : la genèse d'un projet mené tambour battant", Rail Passion (in French) (153), pp. 46–65, July 2010, ISSN 1261-3665
- "Ввод в обращение - первых поездов Francilien" (PDF), Железные дороги мира (in Russian) (4), pp. 32–37, 2010
- Jackson, C (2010), Railway Gazette International (2), pp. 55–58 Missing or empty
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